It's just annoying because as far as leather cases go, Apple's one was probably the best one (albeit too expensive) without a weird logo slapped on it.
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Apple Rumored to Introduce FineWoven Successor With iPhone 17
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Not sure why people think that leather is somehow "free" given the cow is raised for meat. The value of the cow to the farmer includes all the components, including the leather. If people stop buying leather, then either the farmer has to put up the price of the meat to compensate, or raise less cattle to increase the price per cow through scarcity. Either way, slightly fewer people can afford to eat as much beef and less cows are reared, leading to less land, food and water being used and less methane produced.
It is one of Apple's values to move away from animal products: whether you like that or not is up to you and you are free to either stop buying Apple products in protest, or just buy a 3rd party leather case.
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There's no need to drop any goals.
Just use vegan leather.
Car makers have figured this out and use the material to great effect.
I don't use cases, so I don't care, but it's stupid as hell on their part. Just buy the leather and sell leather cases. How many failed attempts at making new cases will it take for them to take a hint?
The whole case is plastic and will be in a landfill for centuries. Plastic doesn’t break down like natural materials.
I wonder if those square cube seats in Apple Stores near the back wall TV (at my local store kinda orangish brown) are real or fake leather?
I had a leather case on my iPhone 7 that started morphing after a year or two. In comparison, the Finewoven on my iPhone now is fine. Buttons work well. Magsafe wallet holds. Phone doesn't fall off its magsafe stand. I'm good. Is it weathered? Sure. But why is that an issue?
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Tell PETA and them weirdos to go kick rocks
I'm confused by your reply – maybe you're unaware what toxic PFAS chemicals are and how they affect humans?
What i dont understand is why use man made materials? They are not green. Real leather would actually be the green material. They are not killing cows just for their skin. They are killing the cows so people eat. Using leather will produce something that will biodegrade over time, and something that was going to happen anyhow. Where plastics will take thousands of years. How did we get this so backwards.
Because Apple is crazy and would rather use man made plastics than something that biodegrades... Because you know... Green..
Yes, it’s the latest Internet craze. I’m not saying they’re not harmful but the level of harm is debatable.
If you’re someone that lives a healthy lifestyle then perhaps it’s something to consider.
If you’re like me, 100+ pounds overweight, bad cholesterol through the roof, shoving McDonald’s cheeseburgers and soda down my throat, it’s not a consideration.
My point is people are freaking out about plastic and afraid to touch paper receipts but eating toxic food every day. It doesn’t make sense.
It seems strange to me that Apple decided to stop selling leather goods and instead of just standing by their decision, they instead thought they needed to "replace" the leather with something else?
Why not use vegan leather? The FineWoven cases look remarkably cheap and i cannot see anyone choosing that case because of its "quality" or "luxury" in the same way people went for the Leather cases.
Using fabric as a leather replacement is never going to work, the two textiles are so different that it just makes people scrutinize the non-leather option that much more.
Why not use vegan leather? The FineWoven cases look remarkably cheap and i cannot see anyone choosing that case because of its "quality" or "luxury" in the same way people went for the Leather cases.
Using fabric as a leather replacement is never going to work, the two textiles are so different that it just makes people scrutinize the non-leather option that much more.
blah blah. wish they'd still produce them but never liked how they patina on my iP12 Pro. the iPhone X looked the best. https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...d-photos.2091430/?post=25523454#post-25523454
Also, the kind of leather they used for X-XS-11 series cases. They were cool! And more sustainable than any other option. They still look amazing with all the patina and tear and wear.
All the leather cases from iPhone 12 series were a joke, when 13 and 14 series’ cases were basically painted and discolored like ****.
Or at least they can license their patents on leather cases to other companies like Hermes, Nomad, Mujjo, Andar, etc., because so far every third party leather cases looks horrible for whatever reason.
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