Early in the iPhone 4's design stages, Steve Jobs was told by Apple's senior
antenna expert that the antenna would cause problems, yet the concerns were
ignored, according to a source who spoke to Bloomberg News.
"Last year, Ruben Caballero, a senior engineer and antenna expert, informed
Apple's management the device's design may cause reception problems, said
the person, who is not authorized to speak on Apple's behalf and asked not
to be identified," Bloomberg
said.
"A carrier partner also raised concerns about the antenna before the
device's June 24 release, according to another person familiar with the
situation."
Apple criticized the account
, with a spokesman telling The Wall Street
Journal: "We challenge Bloomberg BusinessWeek to produce anything beyond
rumors to back this up. It's simply not true."