I'm not a big fan of Apple, but the people that post here are so off the mark, it's pathetic.
It's a small problem, that is easily corrected by moving your hand. Most people don't hold it that way, and those that do can fix it easily with a bumper. It's not like the damn thing is blowing up on people, or the battery fries the chassis, or it drops calls and there's no way to reconnect.
It's not perfect, but it's far from horrible either. Stop making it more than it is.
A lot of reviewers said it had the best reception of any iPhone. It's got a lot of nice features as well. It can be used very successfully with a minor change in operator behavior, and can be fixed easily by using something like the bumper they are giving away free.
Again, keep it in perspective, instead of using this to advance your dislike of Apple.
Having said all that though, the way Apple handled this is absolutely moronic. It's like what Intel did with the Pentium FDIV bug. Steve Jobs might be a genius at designing things people like, but he's a complete buffoon when it comes to things like this. It's a premium product, that relies on its reputation, and he couldn't afford so much negative publicity. Sure, the problem is relatively minor, but, you nip it in the bud, give out the bumpers immediately, and work on a new antenna that can replace the existing one for customers that want to bring it back to the shop. The reality is, very, very few will, but you'll look like a real premium company that goes out of the way to help customers.
Instead of looking like Steve the ass-clown that wouldn't admit to an issue, because it was minor, and let it blow way out of proportion.
Perception is more important than reality. All big companies know this. Why didn't Apple? Hasn't Jobs done this long enough to know how to handle this type of situation?