E-mails between Steve Jobs and Apple customers are getting a lot of press lately, but did the elusive CEO recently tell an iPhone 4 user to “calm down” and “relax” when that customer sent an angry e-mail about the phone’s reception? According to Apple PR, the answer is no.
Earlier this week, Boy Genius Report (BGR) posted an e-mail exchange that allegedly occured between a man named Tom and Jobs. Tom complained about the iPhone 4 and Jobs reportedly replied “No, you are getting all worked up over a few days of rumors. Calm down.”
The exchange continued, ending with an e-mail from Jobs that read, “Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.” That quote made its way around the Internet rather quickly, though BGR later updated its post to say that it was Tom who sent that last e-mail.
Trouble is, Fortune is reporting that the whole thing is a hoax. Apple PR told the publication that Jobs never sent any of the e-mails published by BGR and that “Tom” is really a Virginia man named Jason who has been shopping the e-mails around to various blogs, including AppleInsider.
BGR updated its post to include header information from the e-mails it received.
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