IOS5 upgrade is making the iPhone brick?

Guys,
    Have you experienced iOS5 upgrade bricking the iPHone4?  My iPhone4 got bricked and while going to apple support and store, they are asking for ~150$ to repair as my phone is out of warranty!!
Does the iPhone has to be in warranty for ios5 upgrade?
My two other colleagues had same experience..
Please help

Was your phone jailbroken or hacked? If so, the Geniuses at the local Apple store can NOT fix that. The phone would have to be replaced. An out of warranty replacement costs $$.
Otherwise, it sounds like there was a hardware failure.
Somehow, I don't think we're getting the whole story here.

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