【Apple’sso-callediPhone4“DeathGrip”----whereholdingthephoneinthelefthandweakensthesignal----mayrankamongthetopmarketingfailuresofthe2010s.FrustratediPhone4ownersdon’tneedtowaitaroundforAppletoha】

　　Apple’sso-callediPhone4“DeathGrip”----whereholdingthephoneinthelefthandweakensthesignal----mayrankamongthetopmarketingfailuresofthe2010s.

　　FrustratediPhone4ownersdon’tneedtowaitaroundforAppletohandletheproblem.Theycansolvethecallingproblemsontheirown.I’vegotfiveguaranteedsolutionsbutyouprobablywon’tlikethem.

　　1.________________.InmostUSstatespurchaserscanreturnphoneswithin14days-30daysinstateslikeCalifornia.It’sthe“buyer’sregret”periodandforsomepeoplewhocan’tmakeclearcallstheresurelyissomekindofregret.Apple’snewesthandsetmaybethemostfashionablephoneontheplanetbutitisbynomeanstheonlychoice.Yesyoucanuseanothersmartphoneandfindhappiness.

　　2.________________.OKsothismightseemlikeanextremechoicebutheyaren’tallthosephonecallsannoying?I’vedramaticallyreducedthenumberofphonecallsandmustsayitfeelsgoodtobefreeofthem.TheiPhonehasatouchscreenforareason.Useit.Butpleasedon’ttextanddrive.

　　3.________________.Ifyoumustmakephonecallschangeyourlocation.RepeatedlytestfortheDeathGripbutdon’tletthesellersknowtherealreasonformoving.Surelythey’llthinkthatanyonewillingtowaitallnightinalinetobuyacellphoneissomeonewhoiseasilytrickedortakenin.Don’tletyouriPhone4enthusiasmdriveuptheseller’scounteroffer.

　　4.________________.HeywhyshouldApplebetheonlyonewhomakesmoney?TheiPhone4eBayauctions（拍卖）arecrazy.Thereare“buyitnow”pricesof$1000andauctionswithbids（出价）startingabove$800.WhilewritingthispostIwatchedoneauctioncountdown7minutestozerowhereinthefinalsecondsthewinningbidwas$1300forthe32GBblackmodelunopened.

　　5._______________.It’ssurprisinghoweffectivelysomepeoplecanjustignoreproblemsliketheydon’texist.Nomatterwhatthesituationtheyignoreit.“HeyJohnnydon’tyouknowToyotarecalled（召回）abazillioncarsforacceleratorpedaldefects?”Youknowhisanswer:“Toyotaisthebestcompanyontheplanet.Thereisnoproblemwithmycar.”I’veseenthiskindofdenialbehavioramongsomeMacenthusiaststoo.AboutDeathGripAppleCEOSteveJobsisonrecordfirmlystating:“Justavoidholdingitinthatway.”Appleclai