The Mysterious Ugly Seams on the iPhone 4 Answered

"Now because there have been photos around, people have asked 'what's this'" The lines!

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10:35AM "This doesn't look like Apple... what are these lines? They are part of the primary structural elements of the phone... this is part of brilliant engineering. It uses the band as part of the antenna system!"

10:35AM "It's never been done before." Uh, we called this!

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via engadget.com

Ah that makes perfect sense. Form follows function. Still ugly, but it makes sense. Heh-heh.