Well, prematurely wearing synthetic cases are bad for the environment, and FW will probably be replaced with a different material, hopefully one which isn't synthetic, so I'm curious how you drew that conclusion.So environment be damned?
The death of FineWoven is inevitable. Leather or another material will likely be introduced.
My Spigen one for my iPhone 11 Pro lasted 3 years before I got my 15 Pro, do you chew on them?
I would overpay for good quality sillicone magsafe case.
Making natural leather requires something like 3 gallons of water per square foot and your using a chemical harsh and strong enough to permanently stop the skin tissue harvested from an animal from decaying.Not going to happen because that would be much more expensive, and it would even be more embarrassing than Apple quietly discontinuing a product.
Also, I wonder what the environmental impact differences between natural leather and whatever plastic Apple used when it comes to manufacturing these cases and their end of life at a landfill. I suspect natural leather would be much more environmentally friendly. I wonder if the plastic Apple used isn’t so bad because they designed it to deteriorate rather than around forever. That could be causing the durability issue, but that’s just speculation on my part. These cases might be just as bad as other plastic items.
Traditionally, Apple's cases have been quite good. Some of my Apple leather cases lasted the life of the phone, had great colors that aged well, and had well-made, clicky buttons, a good balance between style and protection, etc. As to FineWoven cases, they were not high quality and people did turn to third-party accessories in high enough numbers to justify discontinuing them. In neither case was the logo necessarily a major decision driver.Still don't get it why people don't just buy a $10 cover from a third party that lasts the entire lifespan of the phone. Is the Apple logo on the back of the case that important?
Anyone using an Apple silicone case already does. 😉
I have one of those for my iPhone 15 Plus and it already turned to piss color.
But what will Mother Nature say!!
Buy these now - they’ll be worth millions in 50 years!!🤣
Exactly. Vegan leather (to use one of many terms) has improved hugely from the garbage products commonly available from Amazon. I've mentioned this before, but BMW's customers are raving about the new "Veganza" material BMW is offering for upholstery in its European-distributed models. I've heard one person after another saying they like it better than leather. That's noteworthy to me because BMW used great leather. I'm optimistic that Apple can find a genuinely high-quality vegan leather to use for cases and watch bands.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.
Hear me out: maybe they could license MB-Tex or one of the other convincing, durable fake leathers that European car manufacturers use.The death of FineWoven is inevitable. Leather or another material will likely be introduced.
Go ahead and fire whoever approved this for mass production while they are at it
Not really. Those are crap too. Had one for my 12 PM and the corners split off (is that the right term) revealing the plastic underneath in less than a year. Another one for my 11 from work had its volume button stuck
I thought Veganza was a Toyota SUV. 🤣Exactly. Vegan leather (to use one of many terms) has improved hugely from the garbage products commonly available from Amazon. I've mentioned this before, but BMW's customers are raving about the new "Veganza" material BMW is offering for upholstery in its European-distributed models. I've heard one person after another saying they like it better than leather. That's noteworthy to me because BMW used great leather. I'm optimistic that Apple can find a genuinely high-quality vegan leather to use for cases and watch bands.
I, for one, will not trust my $1000+ item to a $10 case.Still don't get it why people don't just buy a $10 cover from a third party that lasts the entire lifespan of the phone. Is the Apple logo on the back of the case that important?