his test for structural weakness is better than apples and Consumer researches. surely you can see this?
if it were a bridge would you feel different?
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his test for structural weakness is better than apples and Consumer researches. surely you can see this?
if it were a bridge would you feel different?
Apple has standing to sue him as any lost sales are losses for Apple.
Random Joe on the Internet does not have standing to sue. Choosing not to buy something is not a loss.
Random Joe on the internet had standing to sue Skechers because Random Joe on the Internet bought Skechers.
Unless he's very thin or anorexic... Fanboys here keep referring to fat guys, but fat guys have soft buttocks that will even out the pressure. On the contrary, very thin guys might have point loads from their hip bones. True, they don't weight that much, but 40kg is enough to bend the phone and that can possibly be achieved from sitting on one buttock.
Random joe on the internet bought an iPhone. Random Joe on the internet returned because of the video. Random Joe lost money and time.
Here is the scenario:
Person buys phone a couple cases
Person sees phone bending on the internet
Person returns phone for another buys a few more cases
Person sees CR (a credible agency) saying the phone doesn't bend so easily
Person wasted money buying, returning
Repeat this a few thousand times over and its a lot of money due to this video.
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if random joe couldn't see with his own eyes and couldn't feel with his own hand and couldn't decide with his own brain if the iPhone he owned is or is not capable of bending then that is his fault. If he listened to someone else rather than his own mind then he is an idiot and does not deserve to sue anyone except himself.
Hahahah
This guy actually wrote this...
Dear me!
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The only people freaking out are fandroids and Samsung who has seen Apple eating up to their share of large screen phones.
So by that logic if I see a dashcam video of a car flipping, can I sue the uploader of the video because I am afraid mine will do the same and return it? Of course not.
Come on, was the flipped car staged? Thats not a very good lawyer argument. People are awarded the right to free speech in this country but they are liable for what happens because of their words. When someone comes on tv saying that their pills help you lose weight and they don't. Then they are liable.
Bridges have nothing to do with it and I feel indifferent to the outcome because, and I'm not sure why this is coming as a surprise to you, I'm not actually attempting to destroy my phone.
You have to be able to account and prove the value of that injury. Losing $20 worth of time because you went to voluntarily return an iPhone is not a meaningful enough injury to result in a valid case.
Again, you *can* file the paperwork and pay the legal fees and your opponent will have to respond, but likely your case is going to get tossed out and you'll be out your time returning your phone and your money to file suit and the time to show up in court.
If this went to class action (which it wouldn't because no lawyer in his right mind would take this and apply for class action status), then you'd literally get no money back by the time the lawyers were paid.
So, end of story is that anyone who thinks suing this guy is a good idea whose name isn't Tim Cook has a grossly inflated perception of how lawsuits work and watches too much network television.
You should look the torque generated with the two hand grips. That will make a real difference in how much force can be generated.
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Kudos for your humorous and well timed response
Certainly no one would be financially motivated to do this. It's not like anyone is spending millions of dollars attacking the iPhone's reputation.
Anyone who is "freaking out" over a YouTube video of a cell phone has issues.
No reasonable person is suffering "mental anguish".
So you are saying that not a single person on MR has posted about bending their phone ?? Could you bury your head any deeper in the sand? wow!
Maybe you require help on how to search or navigate through the forums. Try the iphone forum for a start!
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Mental anquish.... its just a phone
I went to an Apple store to pick up an iPhone, and quite a few people were asking about if the phones bend. I asked the guy serving me, and he said they have been asked the question a lot. These are just average people who saw it on the news or news sites, not tech nerds who visit forums.
Its an expansive phone, people are genuinely concerned about parting with their money if there is an issue.
Not saying that at all. However, I AM saying that the instances I see are 1) few and far between and 2) frequently suspect.
Before the initial "bendgate" video there were two people on the board who reported bent phones. Two.
No doubt you also realize that the iphone 6 plus was in very short supply, most people will get theirs in the coming weeks.
How about we give it some time and see how it plays out