iPhone 4 Withdrawal Cost $ 1.5 Billion

Analysts estimate the required fund is $ 1.5 billion, if Apple Inc. is intended to withdraw the iPhone 4 because of the of the signal problems. 4 directly to dim the iPhone name when Consumer Reports announced that the device was not worth buying.

According to Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Bernstein Research, the withdrawal of the Apple’s iPhone 4 will cost of about U.S. $ 1.5 billion. “The withdrawal of products can also damage the reputation of the company,” said Sacconaghi.

He suggested a better way out to Apple in order not to lose face at the same time pay the loss suffered by iPhone 4 consumers. The trick, Apple could provide a special casing that he said could prevent signal interference at the lower left side of the device free of charge. Read the rest of this entry »