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Apple's Dan Riccio Says 2018 iPad Pro 'Meets or Exceeds' Quality Standards of Design and Precision, More Info to Come
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How would you know what they were and weren't going to buy? I was actually looking into getting a Pro as an upgrade to an older iPad Air 2, but I sure as hell am not buying one that comes pre-bent. Apple can get bent.Tell the truth, you werent ever going to be buying an iPad Pro at all
Tell the truth, you werent ever going to be buying an iPad Pro at all
Actually that is true. However I was going to tell my Dad to buy one for himself. I won't now because he's a bit clumsy and its better he keep his iPadAir till he fully breaks it
Has anyone put an Apple folio case on a bent iPad? Curious to see how the case fits
People, trust your own eyes and common sense.
This is no different than politicians telling you everything is OK, while they proceed to f everything up for their own benefit.
The only acceptable response from Apple should be that they acknowledge the issue and are working to make sure their product leaves the factory in the way consumers expect.
This is no different than politicians telling you everything is OK, while they proceed to f everything up for their own benefit.
The only acceptable response from Apple should be that they acknowledge the issue and are working to make sure their product leaves the factory in the way consumers expect.
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If someone spends that much for an iPad they’ve already bent over
So he’s saying a big bend is within their design and production tolerances? That’s even worse.
Thin less weight is the “have your cake and eat it too” moment. If one succeeds, Awesome! What Apple does not understand today, we do not need a very thin less weight product that has very expensive repair costs, and can easily become unusable because of the design. Other words, we can live with a bit more size to get a durable less expensive product to repair. My just three year old MacBook battery failed, $200 and a week in the repair process, an example of a design I would easily give up on. What really hurts us consumers, not the size but the “Total Cost Of Ownership”. Apple products today are pushing the envelope of this matrix.
Who ya gonna believe, him or your lyin' eyes?
Maybe Apple’s new standard but not the consumer that is paying the premium pricing. Seems like Apple is trying to lower their quality in lieu of profit with every new release. Also, if they claim this generation is better than all previous then they should have no problem replacing units within the 2 year warranty period like they have in the past.
So he basically said that they currently have very low quality standarts. Meh, nothing we didn't know.
Apple is a hot mess and sticking to a story which makes them look bad and makes more rethink of staying with them for trying to lie.
The same Steve Jobs who said "you're holding it wrong". Or oversaw a sea of graphics card failures in their portables.
Face it: they've always been a bunch of pretentious ass-hats when it comes to products. Personally I love Apple products and wouldn't consider buying anything else, but responses like what they are and have been saying are pretty difficult to defend.
If this bend is normal and expected, Apple should've told people about it when they launched the device.
Pro tip: When you go buy your iPad, make sure you have 4 sheets of paper handy. Ya know... for tolerances and all that.
Who buys these things anyway?
They're incapable of truly replacing a laptop and they're only marginally better than any other run of the mill tablet. You don't get a file browser, you can't connect devices to it, you can't connect headphones to it (unless DONGLES!), and for any audio pro Apple suggests wireless which has latency which negates being a pro.... AND it's stupidly expensive. Any task on this is just a dreadfully gimped experience of a proper laptop/desktop.
Apple's throwing this at consumers when they should be focusing on making great desktops. It's funny how everyone forgot about their tablets after the novelty of them wore off; real work is done on a computer and the same tasks on a tablet can be done (and them some given cellular service) on your PHONE that's on you at all times anyway.
My god... what a useless product and despite all this, there's people buying them that's causing THIS ultimately pointless problem? Wow.
They're incapable of truly replacing a laptop and they're only marginally better than any other run of the mill tablet. You don't get a file browser, you can't connect devices to it, you can't connect headphones to it (unless DONGLES!), and for any audio pro Apple suggests wireless which has latency which negates being a pro.... AND it's stupidly expensive. Any task on this is just a dreadfully gimped experience of a proper laptop/desktop.
Apple's throwing this at consumers when they should be focusing on making great desktops. It's funny how everyone forgot about their tablets after the novelty of them wore off; real work is done on a computer and the same tasks on a tablet can be done (and them some given cellular service) on your PHONE that's on you at all times anyway.
My god... what a useless product and despite all this, there's people buying them that's causing THIS ultimately pointless problem? Wow.
Not going to believe anything from Apple now they are very deceptive lately
I'm all for corporations targeting max profits, but it should never be at the cost of product quality that ends up giving the consumer the short end of the stick. Without question, Apple disgustinly pushes corporate greed and profit margins to a whole new level. And there will be no end to it because Apple are fully aware their customers continue to believe anything that comes out if their greedy corporate mouths. They gladly welcome you into the ecosystem, then lock you in with that walled garden. Then you mix in the fact it's our human nature to go tribal, and now you're a customer supporting and defending anything Apple does. Apple knows it and banks on it.
We're talking about two different things. Apple is speaking of minimum standards for their expectations in manufacture. Everyone here is talking about what is visibly well outside of the manufacture standard. I don't doubt that Apple has a tolerance and expect that iPad are built to that spec but reality is not matching in some cases.
Thankfully, I personally have no issue with mine but all this talk has me using it delicately. Same as I did with my 6 Plus. I had to pull it from my pocket any time I was going to sit or bend in a way that might put pressure on my pocket. Not as bad with an iPad since its open carry but it won't ever go in a backpack or travel bad without worry.
Thankfully, I personally have no issue with mine but all this talk has me using it delicately. Same as I did with my 6 Plus. I had to pull it from my pocket any time I was going to sit or bend in a way that might put pressure on my pocket. Not as bad with an iPad since its open carry but it won't ever go in a backpack or travel bad without worry.
Apple has Geniuses on hot standby at your local Apple Store to deal with this very issue. Just walk in with your folio and iPad - Apple's crack team will custom bend your folio case to the exact degree necessary for your iPad.
I'm still just dumbfounded by this.
