Lawyers now starting to troll for Class Action over bent iPhones
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kingofwale
macrumors 6502a
believe it or not, 99.9% of people in US would never sue anyone without at least exhaust other means of solving the issue.
it's the 0.00001% of bad apples that ruin the image for the rest of the people.
same in every country just about everything.
Believe it or not, as someone who lives here in America, the amount of people who sue is far fewer than who don't, hence, not the majority. I'm not really sure where you get your information from but it seems pretty anecdotal & inaccurate. It's pretty prejudiced for you to assume so. And you're basing your judgement on the entire country based on 2 older American? Just 2? ok.
Where are you from? I can probably find some generalization about your country that isn't at all true and act like it is.
yep, bad engineering caused bending
Mostly ********* who bend their own phones and crying in public
KdParker
macrumors 601
Sure...but anyone can say that providing the phone isn't competley destroyed.
I understand what you are saying, but that is the issue that this class action and anyone else claiming the phone bent in their front pocket will run into.
There is simple no proof that the phone will bend simply by being in your front pocket.
Every single street I have driven on in America has a billboard for litigation.
With this either they get their iPhone's replaced, maybe for free or for a reduced fee (if anything does ever happen) but chances are it will happen again.
Personally I think either it should be replaced or refunded, but you can only get it replaced once otherwise people will just keep getting new iPhones. OR maybe they should offer Applecare for free.
Their* Sorry I couldn't help it.
Personally I think either it should be replaced or refunded, but you can only get it replaced once otherwise people will just keep getting new iPhones. OR maybe they should offer Applecare for free.
Their* Sorry I couldn't help it.
xraydoc
Contributor
Really. Since when does Apple have to compensate you, or replace your phone for free, after you sat on it (or bent over with it in your pocket and bent your phone between your leg and your hip)?
If it was deformed out of the box somehow, then yes, you deserve a replacement. If you broke it yourself, you get nothing.
This is the most hilarious response I have ever seen to any argument. lol. Thank you for the laugh.
Hyperbole much? EVERY single street? EVERY one? Truly?
ET iPhone Home
macrumors 68040
I love Apple products, but I agree, if there are reports or issues of bending, Apple should stand behind their products and fix it. It's ridiculous that an iPhone can't be placed in a jean pocket because it may cause it to bend. Sorry, but it should withstand a level of pressure. The phone shouldn't be that fragile to begin with. It's no different when placing a MBA into a backpack of books, I never read any reports of the case crinkling.
Placing an iPhone in a jean pocket versus forcefully bending it are two different circumstances.
Placing an iPhone in a jean pocket versus forcefully bending it are two different circumstances.
mercuryjones
macrumors 6502a
Not saying they won't do anything for the customer. It's just that most of them do very little for the customer, but line the lawyers pockets for doing very little work.
of course you find it funny because you're as delusional as they get. blind as hell to your countries biggest problems.
have a good day and continue living the life of "freedom"
of course you find it funny because you're as delusional as they get. blind as hell to your countries biggest problems.
have a good day and continue living the life of "freedom"
Enjoy your small-minded and prejudiced view of the world!
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Ladybug
macrumors 68000
I love Apple products too but there is far too many bent 6's for my comfort. First Apple should stop all production and correct there mistakes, secondly replace these bent phones with a good product. Lastly, if putting your phone in your front pocket is not considered normal use, they should put up a big disclaimer in all there stores, affiliates stores, and online for all to see. At least everyone going in would know not to pocket them. Apple needs to stand behind there products.
Mr. Buzzcut
macrumors 65816
There is more to "America" than the ghetto and its ambulance chasers.
farmkittie
macrumors 6502
They'd probably want a monthly pay out/structured settlement for the rest of their lives because they can no longer work due to mental anguish, cognitive dissonance,loss of libido, vague feelings of uneasiness whenever an Apple ad is seen, inability to eat an apple without having flashbacks of their phone bending, loss of familial consortium, opportunity cost of not buying an Android device instead, etc.
Gathomblipoob
macrumors 603
It makes me want to bend my Plus just so I can get in on the swag.
farmkittie
macrumors 6502
All this bending hoo-ha is a smear campaign period. If you bent your glasses by not treating them with some care, would you say the manufacturer failed? Unless the eyeglasses are meant to be flexible, you have to treat them with care. Same with anything that should be treated conscientiously like electronics, jewelry, etc. Jeans=can take a beating; dress pants=not so much unless you want them to be trashed.
If you want a ruggedized phone, buy a ruggedized phone.
lordofthereef
macrumors G5
Generally you involve a lawyer when the accused is unwilling to give you what you believe you rightfully deserve. From what I have read here, Apple doesn't ackowledge bending as anything more than user neglect (synonymous with refusing to replace).
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My only question is whether these devices are bending in pockets. If they are, I would say it's entirely possible they were treated with care, they just bent. I read somewhere that the phone takes 70lbs of pressure to bend, except at the volume buttons, where it drops to 23; that's very low.
To take your analogy, lets say my glasses start deforming after multiple days of use. I am not sitting on them. I am not actively twisting them. They are malforming. I know they are malforming because they don't sit on my face right. Others are reporting this same issue. Is it a problem? Possibly. If it's not an isolated issue, then it may have legitimacy.
People here seem to forget Apple was dinged for their moisture sensor in the 3G/S. They refused services on devices due to "water damage" when it turned out ambient humidity could trip the sensor. There was a class-action lawsuit and they lost. The difference between that case and this one is it took years to get to. This one is what, two months after launch? The moisture sensor case was something like two years, and it came about because, over enough time, enough people were screwed out of potentially deserved warranties.
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You've not driven on many streets then, lol. I get where you are coming from, but seriously, every single street?
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He drove down one street, which had a billboard for litigation, multiple times.
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That would be .1% (sorry I had to).
stroked
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of course you find it funny because you're as delusional as they get. blind as hell to your countries biggest problems.
have a good day and continue living the life of "freedom"
If you don't like the US, keep the hell out.
Ladybug
macrumors 68000
Not at all shocking. Not every iphone is likely to bend considering they sold millions. At the same time I don't want a product I can't trust to put into my pocket on occasion.
Thanks, I likely will buy something a bit sturdier. I'm currently considering the 5s ATM. My old 4s while sturdy is getting too slow. I really wanted an iPhone 6 so I'm pretty disappointed to say the least. Best of luck to all of you with your new phones.