The listing on the website says every case design goes through thousands of hours of testing. Which we now know is 100% BS when it comes to this case.
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Apple Reportedly Stops Production of FineWoven Accessories
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Anyone who's bought a Bible recently will have observed that some of the new premium fake leathers like Thomas Nelson's "Leathersoft" are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing and just as hard wearing. That's surely the answer.
Didn't stop an early Apple from sending $27 million in new Lisas to the landfill (which was a remarkable product, just too ridiculously expensive).
If production of FineWoven has stopped, Apple needs to quietly and quickly remove it from sale regardless of stock. Better to take the lumps, than try selling every unit of something you know is # because profits.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
The counterpoint to this is that the particular animals in question will be "murdered" anyway for (mostly human) food. Use the byproduct- their hides- for something or just waste them by letting them rot? Else, we could ALL get fully on that train and go vegan and then have to "murder" lots of the animals to reduce their population because there would be far too many if we stopped eating them.
I'm quite confident that there are no "murders" solely to make iPhone cases, wasting the rest of the animal. We're not talking the ivory trade here.
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I don't see Apple going back to leather in any way, but I do wonder what Apple will replace the FineWoven with. I wonder if they'll come up with a FineWoven 2.0 or something like that.
Great but can we go back to cows?
Alright, my Apple leather case for my 11 Pro started chipping at the bottom. I finally got tired of it looking bad so I bought a new one.
For a phone this old, there wasn't much to choose from. I went with a Peak Design case that was discounted from their current cases. The quality is pretty good, fit and finish good, but I can tell the difference in thought. So the bottom has a pretty big chin that adds to the overall length of it. Apple's is flush with the bottom. There's also an attachment indent on the back. Great if I have attachments, but I don't. But that indent and the bottom are dust collectors. I didn't have this issue with Apple. And nothing against PD. It feels like a great product for those that need it.
never gonna happen, as much as I’m with you on this one. after spending all that money on a glorified commercial with Octavia Spencer? lmao, hell no, Apple’s PR team can see from a billion miles away how universally they will be clowned—and the genuine standing a ton of animals rights’ groups will have to call them out on capitalist hypocrisy.
guess I’m just gonna have to hope the case for my 14PM fits my 16PM…or just look into other leather cases. whoever else said it, I don’t care about an Apple logo on the back of my phone. 🤣
oh, forgot this ad JUST came out…OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFNot the truth. It's claimed to be the revolutionary material that can replace leather.
Apple Says 'Goodbye Leather' in New iPhone Ad Following Controversial Switch to 'FineWoven' Material
Apple today shared a new iPhone ad called "Goodbye Leather" on its YouTube channel in the U.K., months after the company controversially...www.macrumors.com
Use the Otter cases here.
More than $10 but they've saved us multiple screen replacements.
Bring back leather cases and also sell a non-leather premium cases for those who are sensitive about the topic. Make both sides happy by giving them choices they’re happy with.
The last leather cases were aweful. The coat of paint would come off after a few weeks of regular use
I wonder what the thought process was when Apple developed the FineWoven cases.
I refuse to believe they didn’t test for the durability, but I also have a hard time understanding why they would have allowed them to launch knowing the bad press would eventually come.
What do you guys think?
I refuse to believe they didn’t test for the durability, but I also have a hard time understanding why they would have allowed them to launch knowing the bad press would eventually come.
What do you guys think?
Apple cases have always been rather unimpressive compared to what third party case makers have to offer.
My corn leather Veja's seem to hold up better than my old leather trainers - Dunks, Air Force Ones, etc.
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If only there was a case material that nearly everyone likes that Apple could revert to. It’s never too late to say you made a mistake.
I wonder why they’d cancel this when they’ve sold dozens of them already? 😂
So you mean that people won’t always buy into the Apple hype? I guess people are learning.
So you mean that people won’t always buy into the Apple hype? I guess people are learning.
the apple ones dont, ive been using them for the past 4 years. Only changed cause I changed my phone. The apple clear case is the only durable case apple makes now imo
Bring back high-quality real leather and do so by investing in regenerative farms. Not just green lip-service, but green practicality. If Apple can invest $1B in buying forests then this should be no problem for them to do.
Just go back to leather. Leather is the best for a reason.
And never ever do one of those stupid Mother Nature skits again.
And never ever do one of those stupid Mother Nature skits again.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I heard Mother Nature took her gigantic finewoven commission and retired to a tropical isle.
Sorry, you had to see this:
Leather is a byproduct of the meat industry, and any hides that don't get used are just burned. Why not just use it?
The meat industry isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Vegans are tiny percentage of the population.
Might as well make things as efficient as possible.