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New iPad Pro Models May Be Prone to Bending
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Is the new Tim Cook Apple Quality control... overpriced and underquality...
Lately, Apple innovation has been in price only.
Lately, Apple innovation has been in price only.
I wonder if we’ll start seeing bent demo iPad Pros in the Apple stores
This is such a non-issue, and it’s like anything in this life, you take care of your property by using a proper case for your iPad and handle it like you would as an expensive tech product. Millions of iPad will be sold to customers who will likely never experience any type of bending, because you know why? They will be responsible with their iPad and use common sense.
rezenclowd3
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There is definitely an issue with this design, and I’ll delay my upgrade until a revision or update fixes this problem. There is no excuse for the new iPad Pros bending this easily.
You should stick around, rumor is next iPad Pro iteration will be so skinny lean that face-ID sensors will be sticking out in the front too....but at least you can put your iPad on the table face down and the screen will stay clean.
rezenclowd3
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^Apple can rib or cross rib the interior=less space+more weight, or use a harder material like iron=more weight, or go thicker. I think it's fine as is.
I'm always a bit torn by these posts. On the one hand, an expensive device bending does seem a bit unnerving. But on the other hand, with a tablet you really do want it to be thin and portable (not such a priority on a laptop... Apple? Listening?), so how much rigidity can you reasonably expect? You could certainly reinforce it sufficiently... as long as you didn't put any electronics in it! Ha!
The question is ... will it blend though
Remember about this time last year when it came out that Apple was throttling phones when the battery degraded? No comments from Apple but once more and more sites and news outlets started picking up the story Apple basically had to make a statement about the situation. I can pretty much guarantee the weekend has just been cancelled for several Apple engineers who are having to run tests on this.
That actually was a pretty good Spider-Man drawing
Wow! You mean a long thin thing can bend? You must be a genius.
It’s a sad thing that in this day and age people have absolutely no common sense at all.
For those who really accidentally bend it, I feel for them, but use a case and you will be fine
It’s a sad thing that in this day and age people have absolutely no common sense at all.
For those who really accidentally bend it, I feel for them, but use a case and you will be fine
...Because YouTubers are bastions of ‘truthiness’ with no agendas or ulterior motives (clicks=$$$) at all??
And AAPL is a (recently) trillion dollar target...
They already test the products. They just probably treat their electronics as, ... electronics. You know, the things that can break.
So it won't survive daily use, let alone professional use. Apple should give free premium leather cases with all of them from now on.
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Bend-gate.
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I want to see how they hold up for the average user in 3-6 months.
Bend-gate.
Get an expensive piece of electronics and abuse it until it fails. Makes absolutely no sense unless he's doing this to prove he's an immature clown. Judging by all the childish comments on the YouTube page associated with this video, he's a success.
It actually is still really funny. Only a thin skinned Apple fan boy will try to deny that.
Think about it. Steve Jobs. The CEO of a multi-billion dollar company releases what is supposed to be the most advanced smartphone ever made. Except it has one very obvious yet fatal design flaw. And what does Mr Job's do when confronted about that issue? -He accuses the users. Lol hwut? Because obviously THAT is the only logical conclusion.
I can somehow imagine Steve ranting about this in his office. "Well if those stupid f***ing customers would just hold the god damned device the way WEEE designed it, there wouldnt be a problem. f***s sake, god these idiots we deal with. I swear one day man, just one day I am gonna lose it".
And YES, I do believe the words were "you are holding it wrong". Yes he elaborated explaining something about being left handed, or holding it with your pinky in the wrong spot or something. But the general message was "well just dont f***ing hold it that way, problem solved dumba**".
Anyways so yes I do personally think it gets funnier every time.
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