So it's a design defect: there is too little aloominium reenforcing the region of the inset volume buttons. For proper durability, it's likely all parts of the case require thicker aluminium, and the back should be curved similarly to the HTC One M8 to add stiffness. The M8 isn't made that way for style, it's for durability and hand feel.
This will be worse for Apple than the 4's antenna problems. Expect Cook et. al. to be s***ting their beds within a few days.
This thin/light obsession of Ive's is going too far. It's bad enough when his anorexia results in hard-to-reach ports on an iMac, but now he's ruined the durability of Apple's flagship device, the design of which was virtually indestructable only a few years ago.
It may be time for Ive to retire. He seems incapable of striking the proper balance between engineering, functionality, and industrial design.
