An iPhone 4 recall less costly than Apple's share drop

A recall of the four iPhone would cost 1500000000 $, analysts estimated, which is lower (AAPL) Apple’s market share loss of 5 billion U.S. dollars on Tuesday. Also in the implementation of the Roundup industry today, says Apple Consumer Reports, you should fix your problem in the open.

Reminder talk grows

Talk of an iPhone recall would be four heated and analyst expectations of $ 1500000000 cost Apple. The anger stems from the antenna amplifier design flaw in the iPhone in April, which can be fixed by a piece of tape. However, because Apple has largely ignored the problem, and said organizations as Consumer Reports, it could not recommend that people buy four starts talking iPhone to remind taken very seriously.

According to a CNET report, Bernstein Research analyst Toni believes Sacconaghi that if “a complete withdrawal of the products of 4 iPhone (is) very unlikely, it would be $ 1,500,000,000 of Apple, or 3.5 percent of its total cash costs.” And if a full study is highly unlikely, a cheaper solution – seems angry but only on the aesthetics of Steve Jobs – on board a rubber protection for free to customers who purchased the phone.

Of course, Apple currently sells this case, $ 29 for 4 iPhone – Available in 6 colors! – But Sacconaghi believes “that the iPhone provides customers with four of the company are $ 1 each.” And everything seems to be a wise decision, it will not dispel all iPhone customers by the misery of four antenna be horrified. Scott Kleinberg, a popular blogger and occasional host Apple iPhone is so excited that he had a public apology and the use of a free bumper (green for him and his wife) wants. “Steve (Jobs) is wrong,” Kleinberg wrote. “I do not admit to the problem and keep customers – even customers of record sales feel – like idiots is not the way to customer satisfaction and repeat purchases of security guarantee.”