iPhone 4 cursed?

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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-iphone-jinx-20100716,0,186165.story?track=rss

The string of woes have been so striking that some have sought
alternative explanations, including the notion that the phone may
simply be jinxed. One theory focuses on the number four.

In China, where the iPhone is manufactured, four is considered to be
bad luck. That's largely because the word for four is nearly identical
to the word for death. Many buildings in Hong Kong do not have a
fourth floor, and people try to avoid phone numbers and license plates
with "4" in them.

Device manufacturers such as Canon Inc. and Nokia Corp., wary of the
digit's ominous significance, have been known to skip from 3 to 5 when
assigning model numbers to their products. Apple, though, seemed
uncowed by the superstition.

The number requires a degree of care and attention that Apple may not
have heeded, according to numerologist Daniel Hardt of Indianapolis.

"If shortcuts are attempted, the whole thing falls apart," Hardt said.
"The 4 can also be karmic, having some overtones of a problem stemming
from some past activity. It seems very likely to be the case that
there is some karma at play in this situation that has caused the
phone to not be as functional as it should be."
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