With users like this who needs Samsung, Apple's own users will make a non issue (bending iphones) which are statistically insignificant right now into a major issue with major publishers of news outlets using only macrumors as their examples and no where else . lol: so toxic
It only bends when you put it in your pants pockets.
Stop putting it in your ****ing pants pockets!
Stop putting the phone in your pocket; really? If the phone, which is at most five days old, is bending because it is kept in people's pocket, that is a very real problem. Here are a couple of reasons why:
The first:
The public generally expects to carry a phone in their pocket. Cellphones have been marketed to us in this fashion.
A person should not be expected to change the way they behave just to fit a new product in their lives. The new product should conform to the way a person lives his/her life.
I have had a cellphone since 2003 and I have kept all my cell phones in my pocket. 90 percent of the planet will put their phone in their pocket.
The second:
The iPhone 6+ has only been out for five days. In five days we have already had complaints.
If this issue popped up say a year or two into the release of the device, I would be more sympathetic to the argument that it’s just normal wear and tear caused by carrying the device in a person’s pocket.
If someone's phone warped that much over a short period of time, what does that say about it longevity? Not very much. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see significant failures over the long term.
My HTC M8 is now 6 months old and it hasn’t warped yet. If it has warped at all, it’s not noticeable.
I do want to make this observation.
I don't own an iPhone 6, but I do own a MacBook Pro and have had several Macbooks going all the way back to 2004. I’ve owned iPhones in the past and I have also owned iPods.
I have noticed the same issue with common problems on any Apple product. Rather than finding support in the Apple community, there tends to be a vocal group which criticizes people who are having problems and makes ridiculous suggestions. If you discuss them, you get chastised by the Apple Community for bringing it up.
The reaction of the Apple Community to this problem is the main reason why many people will never buy Apple products. It’s one of the reasons I get frustrated with the Apple products that I own.
I’ve also owned PCs in the same period. I have noticed a very different response from the PC community to common problems.
Take Vista, the community collectively expressed its frustration with the operating system. Microsoft was forced to respond with Windows 7. The community was actually pleased with that update as it addressed many of the problems people found with Vista.
Look at Windows 8, the community expressed even more frustration with that operating system. Microsoft was forced to reply with Windows 8.1. The community hasn’t accepted that completely either. Microsoft's CEO was forced to resign and Windows 9 is expected to address the most common complaint (the lack of a proper start menu).
I have also noticed in the past 10 years, Apple quality has suffered. The quality of Apple products in the past was much better than it is now. Look at the iBooks and the iPods from early 2000-2004. The devices lasted longer. They generally worked very well. Despite updates or any other major changes to the device, the devices remained functional. My friend still uses his iBook from 2004 for some things, although he has upgraded to a new Macbook for his daily needs.
Bendgate is just the latest example of common defects in Apple products. If the community doesn’t hold Apple accountable for poor products, Apple is allowed to release more and more poor products.
In the long run only harms Apple. If someone had a bad experience with an Apple product, that person discovers it a common problem with that very same product, and finds very little support in the community for the issues he/she had, it’s unlikely that person will ever purchase another Apple product.
The opposite is true as well. My first Apple product was an iPod, it lasted me 4 years before the hard drive died. Sure the hard drive died and it was disappointing but that’s to be expected after 4 years. The longevity of the product was one of the reason I decided to purchase a Macbook over a competitor’s device.
