Why is everybody so angry that Apple’s not able to change the laws of physics? It’s a machine made of metal and glass the size of a piece of notebook paper and less than 1/4 of an inch thick. Do you think it’s indestructible? This argument is so dumb. It’s like yelling at the car company if you drive into a tree.
Bad analogy. If your car broke it's axle from driving over bumps, that would be a fair comparison. That would be doing something that the car does under "normal" conditions.
Remember, Apple is selling these things to be school accessories. If they bend from being put in a bag, that's concerning. It doesn't mean it's right or wrong, it's just … sensitive. You see, the iPad in and of itself should be able to maintain it's normal framework under normal conditions. So what's "normal" then? I would think buying an iPad and putting it into a backpack is completely normal -- just as if you bought a car and drive it over bumps in the road.
The same issue happened with iPhones a few years back, that's where the term "bendgate" originated. Apple couldn't argue with the logic that iPhones get put into pockets and therefore might actually suffer some bending force. As arrogant as they might be (and often are), their sacrificing-structural-integrity-for-weight plan backfired in that iteration, and ever since then they've not made the same mistake with the iPhone. Some things (fortunately) are too obvious to ignore.
I just believe that this iteration of iPad has gone a bit too far in the thin-and-light arena and is a bit too weak. As with everything, this is highly subjective, but consumers need to be advised and forewarned of this. I think the iPad is a great product but after seeing this video I'm deeply concerned. I don't like feeling like I have to be super delicate with my mobile tech, or feel like I am drawn toward needing AppleCare or a protection case, etc etc … its more money toward Apple's accessories ecosystem instead of making the product itself better.
Here's what I mean, ponder this logic - if a half-pound of reinforcement in an iPad would make it more durable, we wouldn't be compelled to buy cases or applecare. Buying a case for the iPad drives up the weight, so where's the real savings on weight for us as consumers? All of this adds to the cost and this is where the conspiracy theorists believe we're being suckered:
the subtle flaws in the product actually drive up ecosystem sales. We consumers
already know the product is more fragile because it's so thin and light. That's the core of why I'm offended and worried, personally. This kind of trend needs to stop - we shouldn't have to buy applecare or a case to have a reasonable lifecycle of use from a product, or worse, be scared or intimidated that we should.
This isn't even going into the points that they want you to use it "like a computer". The USB-C port is a gauntlet-dropping jump into the PC space, so would you honestly rely on this as a PC/Mac replacement, without buying all those protections? I don't think so. That's effectively what makes this $800 iPad a defacto $1000 iPad. At the cheapest. Now that, my friends, is the real "apple tax".
I love the iPad, but I really want to see better quality products.
