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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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I said it many times that dan is annoying and not very bright.
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They have a different design titanium edition.
It was definitely a factor for me. I was going to buy one as a Christmas gift for my husband. But first came the video of how easy it is to snap into pieces. I still was willing to reserve judgement that maybe a good stiff case could help with that. But if some are bent straight out of the box or bend due to something else over time as some people seem to see, that's just something I don't want to get into as I find holiday returns add to the stress and bother. I'm already dealing with delayed or misdelivered gifts. I want something I can buy and not worry about. It will just work and be the value for the money I paid and delight the recipient.
I did buy a different kind of iPad for my artist daughter and now I find it may develop a white blotch on the display at some point. What the heck, Apple?
A lot of the issues I've had with our Apple products can be traced back to design decisions or cheaping out on specs or components, or wretched software bugs. I expect better for the exhorbitant prices.
Are you referring to restocking fee?, If you are, no, Apple does not have a restocking fee for the iPhone or iPad applicable to the United States.
Right about now I’d GLADLY deal with a variance of = or > 400 microns, then the fiasco of my having just done some updates on my Surface Go this morning that have completely nuked it. My bad for going to Settings>Update>Check for Updates, and thinking that I’d be all right in doing so...
[doublepost=1545498573][/doublepost]If someone would like to trade a 400 micron iPad Pro for a WiFi only Surface Go freshly bricked by Microsoft’s ‘updates’ let me know...
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[doublepost=1545498573][/doublepost]If someone would like to trade a 400 micron iPad Pro for a WiFi only Surface Go freshly bricked by Microsoft’s ‘updates’ let me know...
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The lower one’s IQ, the less one is able to understand experiences that they don’t personally have. Abstract thinking begins at an IQ of around 110, and 66% of Americans are below this.
At least you’re in the majority.
Apple’s financial boom came when the company’s focus changed from tools to consumer playthings. First the iPod. Followed by the iPhone. The iPad. The TV. The watch.
Cook is fortunate that his products don’t have to push any envelopes. They are fashion and entertainment products.
Roflmao!
“Do you know what I paid for my identity! You think i’m going to give it up just because some people got a warped Ipad? Not a chance!”
Tablets of yesteryear didn’t have attachable keyboards. They didn’t have snug fitting cases. They didn’t interface with a stylus.
The question is, if today’s tablet has tighter tolerances, why is any warping suddenly apparent?
You’re right! Seen and be seen and relying on fake imaginary. The only problem is that there’s very little to show off for Apple these days.
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Yep the iPod and iMac turned the tides for Apple, followed by a game changing iPhone and to a lesser point the iPad. Since then their whole product line up became stagnant. Yes we had the introduction of the watch.
Both hard- and software saw only incremental updates while in the meanwhile competitors were making big leaps. The software on the iPhone hasn’t changed that much in 8 years and you would expect Apple would be able to give the iPad a more capable iOS because in theory it’s a more capable device.
Years of hard- and software neglect begins to show off. Together with outrageous price increases and problems with every new device introduced doesn’t fit a premium brand.
In 2012 Apple was ahead of everyone else. Today it’s scrambling to keep up and making decisions not in favor of their customers.
Apple today has become that xerox company from the past.
And the people with still higher IQs ignore personal experience completely and rely on verifiable facts to form conclusions.
You have to at least have some data or evidence to understand experiences you don’t have personally. Otherwise, you’re speculating. Just as “I love my Xr” doesn’t mean the Xr is selling well, “The Xr is too expensive, so I didn’t buy it” doesn’t mean it’s not selling well.
We need reliable data to determine the truth, which we don’t have.
We have a couple pictures of bent iPads and a statement from Apple saying the tolerance is 400 microns. Clearly, the pictures are more than 400 microns, but no one knows how many others are in this state. We also have no evidence Apple is denying returns or warranty claims for iPads out of spec.
Nice try making people with higher IQs the same as doomsday speculators that just believe anything they read to be a pervasive issue.
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I worded my comment poorly. What I meant to say is, more people are noticing the bend due to an optical illusion created by the bump making it more obvious. My bad.
Agreed. Macrumors messed up. That picture is not related to this story about Dan Riccio's statement.
The picture does NOT show a freshly-unboxed iPad. The picture came from an older post on Macrumors: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipad-pros-bending-issue-merged.2052189/page-2#post-26794074
The user who posted it even said it did NOT come that way from the factory:
Yep, two separate issues.
I enlarged the misleading photo and - like you - estimated the air gap size: 2000 to 3000 microns. That's way in excess of Riccio's 400 micron statement.
Come on MacRumors. If you're going to quote Apple saying "400 microns" then at least find a photograph to match. Don't waste our time.
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Still, I don’t think this is the case. It makes no sense to me that the camera bump would lead to more people noticing the bend.
People making up numbers / stats with absolutely no evidence are also funny
you have just joined the rest of us funny people have a laugh with usActually, we will. Apple reads these forums and others on the internet. Public awareness starts in places like this and spreads. How do you think Apple got notice of this issue to address it in the first place?
It amazes me how some people can be so incredibly, personally distressed by others criticizing Apple or speaking up. I am so happy I will never be so personally invested in a company that I will ever feel personally offended and bothered by others criticizing it. That whole concept just seems so bizarre to me.