IOS 5.0.1 contact bug

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/12/briefly_phil_schiller_ios_5_0_1_co ntact_bug_99_iphone_4s_in_puerto_rico.html
at least american customers are complaining now. May be apple will do something about it. I am so sick of the situation even contemplating getting an android.

http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/11/10/nasty-bug-in-ios-5-0-1-ota-update-screws -up-address-book-on-the-iphone-4s/
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/11/11/battery-life-issues-linger-and-address-bo ok-bug-surfaces-after-ios-5-0-1-update/

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