I can't see how it's logically a software issue and with a software update it'll resolve the ant issue.
Because you're not an engineer and, frankly, you have no idea what you're talking about. Lots of folks in this thread seem to be suffering the same problem. I'm not defending Apple here. If it's a hardware flaw, it's ridiculous that it slipped through the cracks. It won't affect sales or anything else, but it's surprising to me. But it's not outside the realm of possibility that they can tweak power/receiver sensitivity/attenuation settings via software to address the issue. Antenna technology in these systems is highly complex. Wireless data transmission is highly complex.
Lots of armchair engineers in here.