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The iPhone 4 launched a few weeks ago, and ever since, my professional life has been a nightmare. Ryan and I discussed this a few weeks ago, how Apple keeps designing products that have major design flaws that people still line up for days to purchase.

Can you imagine people putting up with this in any other situation? A car that turns itself off when you shift into 4th gear, a house that loses power if you use 3 appliances at once...it's ridiculous what people will put up with to have the newest shiny thing.

The most frustrating part is that my whole department knows what's going on, but for legal purposes, we have to keep our mouths shut. When we talk to clients who are interested in getting the device, we can't warn them they're about to fall into the 7th circle of hell.

I think Apple really shot themselves in the foot this time. With all the tech blogs out there now, all of this stuff is getting recorded in unheard of numbers. You can ignore 1 million screaming people if you try, but you'd better react if you want their business again.