Would be nice not to chop up animals so our phone can wear their skin. really.
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Apple May Not Offer Leather Cases for iPhone 15 Lineup
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Seeing as animals are being discussed.... I am pleased that Apple is not based in Canada as they quite possibly would be offering seal fur cases.
Maybe they'll one day design a phone that doesn't need a case at all... 
Are you suggesting that plastic is great for the environment?
"Vegan leather" you mean pleather? That's what they used to call it.
Or you know, just plain vinyl - which is petrol.
Companies like to toss Vegan into the name to virtue signal, if we're being honest. That's really the only reason they do it.
The U.S. gets so little leather products from Nicaragua and Ethiopia that they're meaningless.Could be a supply chain shortage:
Nicaragua: leather shortage causes footwear prices to soar by up to 80%
The Nicaraguan Chamber of Leather and Footwear reported that footwear prices rose by 40% at the beginning of the year and another similar increase is in the pipeline, resulting in an 80% price increase for a pair of leather shoeswww.worldfootwear.com
Import inputs shortage paralyzes leather industry output - Capital Newspaper
Shortage of import inputs renders 10 out of 28 leather factories /tanneries to halt production as the remaining 18 work under minimal capacities, the Ethiopian Leather Industries Associations (ELIA) reveals. “The sector is challenging to operate since almost 99 percent of inputs like chemical...www.capitalethiopia.com
Producer prices for (finished and unfinished) leather products is still below historical averages
as is the price for hides
Leather is a byproduct of the meatpacking industry. Those cows are already dead as food, they aren't killed for the leather. You're suggesting throwing out that part instead of using it, seems actually worse IMO.
probably said before but leather is part of “using the whole animal” and I believe animals raised exclusively for leather are very rare cases. Often leather is sourced from the meat industry after processing. If we stop using leather and keep eating meat, we will be wasting that part of the animal. Very sad to hear if true.
Haha just posted this same thought… totally agree
It is unlikely Apple is killing animals just for the leather. More likely, they are buying leather from animals that were already on the chopping block. So utilizing that raw material doesn't really have a carbon cost, unlike wasting it.
Edit: Apparently I am very late to this game, but the point stands.
Edit: Apparently I am very late to this game, but the point stands.
If anyone hasn't seen the movie "Cowspiracy" (Netflix), watch it, and you will quickly understand why Apple is discontinuing leather as a material in their lineup. You cannot purchase (or sell) new leather products as an environmentalist, and it seems like Apple (hopefully) finally caught up to that fact.
For as much attention to detail as their reputation implies, the 'hon' has not aged wellDo you guys remember iPhone 5c cases?
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I wish I could. I rarely dropped my 11 Pro, but once I moved on to the 13 and 14 Pro I have to use a case as I drop it often due to its weight.
Don’t believe the rumor
Apple makes mega bucks off of its leather case accessories line. Why would they discontinue it? Replace it with what?
Apple makes mega bucks off of its leather case accessories line. Why would they discontinue it? Replace it with what?
Never used a leather case but I assume it will absorb odors after a while like a wallet. I’m using a clear case from casekoo so I will likely stick with it for the 15 plus I like to show off the color
Gotta love the usage of the word "offer", over 40 bucks for a freaking case that flakes after a few months
Apples leather cases have been garbage the past few years anyway, good riddance.