“Inside Apple’s Actual Distortion Field: Giant Chambers, Fake Heads, And Black Cloaks”
At one point we were told that the iPad had been in testing in this facility “for years.” Even more interesting may be that the iPhone 4 specifically had been in testing in these chambers for 2 years.
Hrm. I guess it kinda makes sense in that the previous design lasted just two years, so they would have started work on the replacement as soon as the iPhone 3G was out, but you just don’t picture Apple having to spend so much time from design to release.
Or did the 3GS have the same design as the 3G precisely because they were having trouble with the next iteration? (I’m sure Steve would love it if the Fortress of Foamitude press tour only resulted in more wild speculation.)
Seriously, though, it does impress me that they’ve had a $100-million antenna testing facility “for years.”
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