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24Sep/10

Was the White iPhone 4 a Joke?

I was talking to a friend the other day and he asked a good question: "What the hell happened to the white iPhone? Was that just a big joke?" Seems like it was. I mean back in July Apple said "“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”

Now, I'm not a phone manufacturer, but how in the world is making something white more difficult than black? I mean they made the iPhone 3GS in white no problem. They have white iPods, white MacBooks, plenty of white going on at Apple, just no white iPhone 4. My iPhone 4 screen is smashed and I'm scared to buy a new one because they'll probably release the white one the day after. Come on Apple!

I mean, am I missing something here? Any guesses as to why this illusive white iPhone 4 seems to be just a dream?