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Apple Says Some 2018 iPad Pros Ship Bent, But It's Normal and Not a Defect
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It would be interesting to see how many people on here actually have bent iPad's. I have seen pictures from a handful.
Looking at that video, I am confused, I thought the new iPad Pro was supposed to have and edge to edge display,m yet I clearly see bezels on all sides.
That being said, this expensive of a device should never be sent out bent, that is completely inexcusable, as is the fact that it bends more easily than previous models.
No, the new iPads are not edge to edge. The bezels are a bit smaller than the previous gen, but they are still there.
You mean things,shall get weaker if lighter and smaller?
Like titanium spoons or fiber glass. Oh wait all this stuff is lighter and more durable
Mhhh ... i think i missed something, please tell me!
I think you’re being a bit dramatic in the sense of comparing a minuscule bend in an iPad to comparing an ‘Apple car’ that may never exist. You seem like you’re under the notion Apple should be perfect, they’re not, no need make it seem like they lost the ability to manufacturer a tech product anymore.
Unless Apple updates their promotional pictures of the new iPad Pro with a bent one, it is a defect.
Oh I completely agree. Tim Cook is more concerned with everything other then running Apple. The contrast of him versus his predecessor is shocking. Steve Jobs was totally focused on product and customer experience. Tim Cook is more concerned with being a SJW and worrying about everything outside of his control then being concerned with what he can actually control. If it were any other company he would have been gone long ago. Apple is strong enough it has for the most part withstood a weak and leadership lacking CEO.
On the products that you mentioned, TC was the SVP that those products could be profitably made. Now, as CEO, his track record is a little less stellar. However, in 2011, the year of SJs death, total iPhone sales for the year were 72.3M. Unit sales in 2018 were 217M. Managing that kind of growth while maintaining relatively good quality is not easy.
source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276306/global-apple-iphone-sales-since-fiscal-year-2007/
As someone involved in corporate messaging, Apple's statement is almost messaging malpractice. Its basic point, that this is a side-effect of something happening in the manufacturing process and *will not under normal circumstances get worse*, is fine. That answers exactly the question many people have: is the iPad Pro more easily bendable than other devices. But the statement that this is "normal" and the focus on so-called practicality over aesthetics is unnecessary, cheap, and in severe tension with the very image Apple has long cultivated.
What Apple could have stressed instead was that if any users are troubled by this, they will see it immediately and can exchange or return their device with ease. That actually is Apple's policy, so the weirdly defensive statement about what is "normal" adds nothing while pointlessly (and possibly severely) damaging Apple's reputation.
What Apple could have stressed instead was that if any users are troubled by this, they will see it immediately and can exchange or return their device with ease. That actually is Apple's policy, so the weirdly defensive statement about what is "normal" adds nothing while pointlessly (and possibly severely) damaging Apple's reputation.
You actually posed two hypothetical questions, both of which are unrealistic. Again, you’re logic doesn’t apply to something that doesn’t exist.
Again, thanks for your opinion. I stand by my comment.
Doubt it, he’s the one that said you’re holding it the wrong way. What are you on about?
Clearly the end of the world with you with all the comments trying to persuade people’s opinipns which are way justified over this matter than your own lol. I rest my case, as an apple sheep and one that doesn’t “put apple on blast over anything” I think a good crack in the face would wake you up to reality and if I could I’d be more than welcome to do it.
My spouse is an actual mechanical engineer (university degrees in applied sciences) with more than a decade in industrial manufacturing. I inquired about the comments Apple made and received the following response:
- There are a lot of factors that can contribute to this result (bent chassis).
- Materials are a factor and certainly Apple could experiment with alloys that would not exhibit this issue; however,
- The manufacturing process can also often be altered to mitigate bending (i.e. Apple is probably telling the truth in that the bending occurs during cooling, but it's not like the process couldn't be tweaked or additional steps added to ensure the part is flat by the end of the process).
I’m trying to understand your point, but you’re not making a ton of sense. People can think what they want, but I have no issue bringing some common sense to the forums. Apple is clearly wrong here, but it’s not a huge deal like you’re making it out to be. Once you’re able to grow up and realize that, the better off you’ll be. I know Apple wronged you, but hitting me in the face isn’t going to make your life any better.
All I do is win.
But seriously, I just try to talk facts. The speculation is rampant in the market and the last numbers we saw were FANTASTIC from Apple.
I didn't expect anything different from a company that it isn't even capable of testing their own products for flaws like these:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-headphone-adapter-wifi-interference.2155178/
I hope more and more people become aware of how they have been scammed over the years
Apple cripples their own hardware/OS on purpose, locks their own devices and then sells for ridiculous prices
And now more users are seeing their dirty tactics
Cost cutting and letting their greed (32% price increases) bury their quality control department
This company is going down and it's going down HARD
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-headphone-adapter-wifi-interference.2155178/
I hope more and more people become aware of how they have been scammed over the years
Apple cripples their own hardware/OS on purpose, locks their own devices and then sells for ridiculous prices
And now more users are seeing their dirty tactics
Cost cutting and letting their greed (32% price increases) bury their quality control department
This company is going down and it's going down HARD
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So in other words, on a thread about iPads, you have only opinion and no actual iPad. Cool. Did I say I had one? I’ve owned 8. No problems. The fact is not that I had a good one, but that a few got a bad one. Totally normal