Lots of damage according to latest news from China.
4M reserved in just one day..
You'll see the damage done when Samesung
reports its earnings for this year
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"Bendgate" video = Apple banning media outlet
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Lots of damage according to latest news from China.
4M reserved in just one day..
You'll see the damage done when Samesung
reports its earnings for this year
Does PR issue to you equate to burying your head in the sand?
PR is just damage control.
No, it's public relations. Dismissing it as damage control is rhetorical hype.
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No, Samsung didn't cause TBWA Chiat Day to be ineffective. It doesn't work like that. Samsung didn't send inept designers to work at TBWA any more than Apple built 10 million iPhones to obfuscate some supposed bending problem.
You're on quite the roll tonight!
read my comment, it's a crap joke that just keeps giving to the android crowd. They are not going to buy it anywhere.
Is the pope Catholic? Will Apple hit new sales figures with the new phone ???
Newsflash, Apple has just launched a new design , been two yet as since we had one , it will sell like hot cakes.
Why bring Samsung into this , they survived all the other launches of the iPhone . Android will continue to exist , for many the choice is OS!
I agree Samsung did not cause them to be ineffective, but Samsung did trigger Apple to check out why TBWA Chiat Day was not being effective as a result of Samsung PR.
Thing is? People asking if your phone will bend doesn't necessarily translate to phones not getting sold. It's just as likely that people gleefully making that dumb joke were never going to consider an iPhone in the first place. So it's not exactly a significant data point. However, if Apple were to VALIDATE this nonsense by actually redesigning the interior of the phone? Then the joke would have legitimacy and it might actually cause some people to reconsider Apple products in the future. And that's why Apple's competition would LOVE for them to do a "silent" update and why they'll never do it.
Theres already "9" reported cases of since last week and don't forget about this thread where the bending issue occurs without using bare hands:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1795165/
Its no dream, its reality. Wake up!
So wait.... 9 out of 10 millions? Is that right? That means less then 1 in a million thing?? And 1 in a million is an issue? Is that what you are saying?
There seem to be something wrong with peoples logic recently.
I guess it would help if you understand what the role of PR was in these situations .
Okay. I think that's more than enough logic torturing for one night.
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Since I've worked as a designer in the field of advertising for nearly 25 years I'd say I have quite an intimate understanding of what the role of PR is in these and many more situations.
Are most cases not plus models??
Was 5 million 6 and 5 million plus models sold?
majority of people have not recieved thier plus models, they were on the 3-4 weeks delivery.
Hard to find fault with a unit that is yet to be delivered. If there even is a fault.
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Good to know , I work with advertising as well. And I guarantee you that PR around a new product launch is very different to the PR when a security/issue is found and is about to go public . I have been involved with both in the last 10 years.
PR is very much used for damage control when **** hits the fan. It's the art of giving away as little information as possible while stating your in control.
I don't think there is any official break down of numbers regarding models sold so all we can do is speculate, but on any case you could agree that the number of reports is quite low to be considered an issue at this point. I'm sure time will tell.
Having worked at many agencies and for myself I'll just say this: some have a lot more integrity than others.
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Besides, as I noted earlier, the CR test shows that the 6 is the more "bendable" phone. Meanwhile the Plus is the target of more FUD.
That you are correct about. The numbers are very very small at the moment.
I've told everyone, give it a month, when the pre-orders turn up and lets see how the phone goes after normal use.
i just hope people use common sense with a phone this size and this thin.
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I work for the BBC, integrity is critical. Though smaller agencies are not judged like large companies. It's not often an agency will face PR issues, like for example security problems or loss of personal data. Agency PR is about how awesome they are. When agencies work for us, they work to our guidelines, we never release something we do not 100% sign off.
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The 6 is also a lot smaller and fits more comfortable in you pocket . The plus is much more likely to experience force in ones front or rear pocket .
I got both at home at the moment , and do not feel comfortable having the plus in my pockets (jeans)
Maybe not on the mainstream media, but it was a very publicized issue on all the tech forums.
There was no need for the phone call... Why publicize it... Just do it quietly and do not provide invitations... Let them keep wondering...
"Bendgate" video = Apple banning media outlet
Well, one can get banned from forums like these for even less 'alleged' transactions!
From the two stories, the German site requested free iPhones for review. Normally these come with contracts that stipulates that the free phones are always the possession of Apple (or whoever) and should be returned if requested, undamaged. Sure, Apple was not happy, but the German site violated the contract by purposely damaging the phones.
The German's site response was they can afford to buy their own phones for reviews and will do so in the future. Apple says 'fine' and oh, btw, buy your own tickets to our events, if you can get them.
Well, one can get banned from forums like these for even less 'alleged' transactions!
From the two stories, the German site requested free iPhones for review. Normally these come with contracts that stipulates that the free phones are always the possession of Apple (or whoever) and should be returned if requested, undamaged. Sure, Apple was not happy, but the German site violated the contract by purposely damaging the phones.
The German's site response was they can afford to buy their own phones for reviews and will do so in the future. Apple says 'fine' and oh, btw, buy your own tickets to our events, if you can get them.
Yeah, I was in the same boat with those, who had image retention issue. Apple kept deleting some posts and minimize thread posts in Apple community forums. I was witnessing how dirty Apple played.
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Apple doesn't own media. But Apple controls them. Do you want me to name some of media?
I'm glad Apple did this. As an iPhon 6 Plus owner, many people that see I have it ask me "is you phone bent?" Or they say "Don't put it in your pocket it will bend".. Etc, etc...
It got way out of hand. I put my phone in my pocket daily. I use it like a regular person should. My phone is in perfect condition.
It got way out of hand. I put my phone in my pocket daily. I use it like a regular person should. My phone is in perfect condition.
So my iPhone 6 Plus IS NOT Bent.
With all the threads bouncing around I couldn't help myself.
I've had my iPhone 6 Plus 16Gb for over a week and its as straight as it was out of the box.
Do share.
With all the threads bouncing around I couldn't help myself.
I've had my iPhone 6 Plus 16Gb for over a week and its as straight as it was out of the box.
Do share.
Yep mine too... Space gray 128 gig model. Of course I keep mine in a very sturdy case and only put it in my back pocket when I'm walking or when I need to be hands-free.