Why did my iphone brick while updating

Last night my iPhone 4s received a notice to update, so I accepted. This was completely the wrong thing to do, as my phone is now locked in eternal "plug-in the usb to itunes mode" My first attempt to restore failed. I am now on my second attempt. I saw where this was happening back in September, but this is November and it is still happening. I can not express how aggravated I am, not to mention the productivity I am losing today as my phone sits useless and I have to spend all this time resolving this issue. Is Apple fixing this problem? Do I have to worry about my next upgrade? Why can't I go back to the previous version, which WORKED!

See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once...
But... if the Device has been Modified... this will Not necessarily work.

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Why did my iphone brick while updating

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