Will iOS 4.0.1 fix the iPhone 4 'Death Grip' problem?

Whether or not we consumers are holding the iPhone 4 the "wrong way," and whether or not the issue slipped by Apple testing or was known the whole time, reports are that Apple is going to quickly release iOS 4.0.1, with a fix.

Some are calling the reactions by users "Death Grip hysteria." Others are just making fun of the issue. Still others, meanwhile, are saying that Apple ...

has known all along that there was something wrong. Despite it, Apple lied and made several of its loyal customers spend an extra $29 on a rubber case, which probably wasn’t even necessary to begin with.

Oof. While we snarkily suggested that Apple may start placing bumpers into the packaging of iPhone 4's, we didn't use the term "lied" anywhere in there. We were simply comparing it to the past, when Apple started inserting soft cases into its iPod nano packaging.

Whether or not a software modification changes things, we'll see. Sometimes, it feels like a new iPhone is introduced, something reduces its perfection, and a big horrendous dust-up occurs, and then it all gets forgotten, as the glory that is the latest iPhone sinks in.

We suppose we will see next week, when 4.0.1 is released.