It's called compromising/balance. If you want a tank, you buy a tank. You don't buy a BMW and expect it to be as strong as a tank. If it ends up being as strong as a tank, probably the fuel efficiency will suffer greatly. It's about being balanced.
There's no whining about dropping your phone and shattering GLASS. Most of you guys who are obsessed with protecting your phone forget that at the end of the day, it's just a phone; sure an expensive phone. Just try not to drop it. If your job requires physical action, just don't bring the iPhone 4 with you. Use another cell phone.
My point is don't wrap it up like this nasty otter box because what's the point. If you take out the iPhone 4 after your job, than that's fine. But to have it be used daily is just ludicrous. I went with a case for all THREE of my iPhones and finally, I got rid of my ugly incipio on my iPHone 4 finally and it feels so damn good. I don't drop phones daily; I try my best to make sure it doesn't fall on concrete either. If the phone does shatter and break, I'll pay $199 apple care replacement - lesson learned.
edit: it's about looks AND performance - An otterman box does not look good at all. The argument of having the iPhone 4 function in an ugly otterman box is moot. Buy another phone for your heavy duty job instead.
Wow...you must really not like this case. Well, what you could do is not look at it? Maybe avoid all threads and web sites that feature this case? If someone wants to purchase this case, then let 'em. How is this going to affect you? Oh wait, it won't..................
Oh, and you'll pay the $199 replacement or your parents will? Just curious