Phew! What a week this has been. A week full of drama with a lot of twists and turns. But as they say, "All's well that ends well" and it indeed is a happy ending for Apple as they have finally regained their lost iPhone 4, which Gizmodo had earlier acquired illegally.
Apple regained their lost prototype from Gizmodo, who returned the product to it's original owner (Apple of course), and ensured a calm ending to a week full of turmoil and finger-pointing.
The return process all started when Apple Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell sent a letter to Gizmodo Editorial Director Brian Lam formally requesting the return of "a device that belongs to Apple."
In fact, there were even rumors claiming that Steve Jobs himself called Gizmodo asking for the phone back, but Apple refused to comment on it. Gizmodo eventually returned the phone to Apple Monday night.
Gizmodo Editor Jason Chen, who examined the prototype and took it apart, told USA TODAY:
"what I saw inside is as final as you can get without putting actual serial numbers on it. But Apple is known for doing a couple of final prototypes...and Jobs can change his mind at the last minute. Even if this isn't the final one it's darn close to what you're going to see."
Tech analyst Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies concurs:
"It's mostly likely that was truly a next generation iPhone. Whether it's the final engineering version is a question. I don't know now if the form and function changes."
If Apple sticks to it's trademark timeline (established with earlier models), a new iPhone would most likely be shown off in June or July.
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