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Why do you have to pay Apple $149 to fix the Touch Disease?
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It's not like buying a different brand of Shampoo.
You have to buy the apps/whatever over again.
Are you saying that sitting on a phone is a resonable alternative because some people might choose to use garments that don't provide appropriate pockets?
This is just a strawman.
I am saying that it is reasonable to expect the iPhone 6/6 Plus to be able to withstand the same daily rigors as other phones.
Just replying to how it was phrased in the post. And I don't believe any phone includes being sat on as part of any "daily rigors".
Let me be clear: the phone would experience some torque, which is not the same as being sat on.
Some people tend to confuse the two.
The phone came out 2 years ago. Stop being a tight ass and buy a 7. I don't know why anyone wants to keep phones for years at a time. Technology keeps advancing every year. Not saying you have to get the latest and greatest every time but I would atleast upgrade every other year.
We will all buy the iPhone 7 as soon as we get the check in the mail from you.
Not necessarily. Not all phones are designed the same because not all phones have the same intended usage.
Kind of like how my SUV has a sturdier and more robust suspension than my Mazda hatchback? They're different cars designed for different purposes. The SUV can handle things that my Mazda3 cannot. My Mazda3 on the other hand, gets much better fuel economy. Regardless, a big enough pothole can damage a car, I know from experience.
Also, "some cars are more susceptible to damage than other cars" is just reality. Not sure why you'd think otherwise.
My wife has the same problem. She keeps it in her back pocket and takes the phone out before sitting down. I keep mine in my front pocket but also take it out before I sit, even with my iPhone 3GS/4s/5s.
It's not wear and tear when no other iphone model has had the problem. It's caused by Apple not designing the phone to be strong enough to withstand daily use. Phones shouldn't flex to the point of damaging the internal components when people are just putting them in their pockets.
When Apple admit to the design flaws and remedied the issue at no expense to the customers, I certainly will.
I have to agree with the apple apologists on this one. If it's past your first year you are out of luck.
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I disagree everybody should get the latest and greatest every year. Bump up that EPS
It is normal wear and tear given the particular materials that were used to make the housing of the iP6/6+. The particular aluminum alloy they used for the housing of the iP6/6+ has some play to it given it's composition and thickness and over time, handling the phone causes internal parts to have a weaker connection since they move more.
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Then they will get a deductible free warranty replacement device.
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It's normal wear and tear given the particular materials this phone is made of.
If I buy a stainless steel car that won't rust, that doesn't mean that cars made out of other types of metal that do rust are defective. Same is true here. This is what happens over time given the particular aluminum alloy that the iPhone 6 housing is made out of. The iPhone 6s is made out of a different aluminum alloy that doesn't have this issue. That doesn't mean the iPhone 6 is defective though; it simply means that the iPhone 6s is an improved device.
Manufacturers typically improve their designs over time. That doesn't make older designs defective.
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Just saying it's like bitching about a 10-15 year old vehicle needing things fixed. If you don't want to worry about problems but a new one.
Exactly. They are also acting like if newer models have an improved designed, then all the older models are defective. That isn't how it works. Just because Apple made the iPhone 6s and 7 better than the iPhone 6 doesn't mean the iPhone 6 is defective. It is just not as good.
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Apple wants you to simply buy a new phone and stop complaining......they know best.
iPhone 6 is defective, it's very clear, how? Look at how Apple put additional reinforcement in iPhone 6s, look at any youtube video that analyzes bendgate of iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6s. Apple knew they messed up with iPhone 6 and that it was vulnerable to touch disease so they quietly fixed it with iPhone 6s.
For Reference:
http://mashable.com/2015/08/19/iphone-6s-durability/#I3VR4ez7ukqm
No it's not. It performs as expected given the materials it is made of. The newer models are made of better materials but that doesn't make the iPhone 6 defective.
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The newer models are better. That's how it typically works, hence the common advertising slogan "new and improved". If you want a better phone, you have to trade up to a newer model.
Cell phones don't last forever. If you think they should last longer than 1 year, then vote with your wallet and only buy cell phones that have manufacturer's warranties of at least 2 years. Oh wait . . . . . there are none.
Depends on how you define "defective". Please don't take it as an invitation to explain why touch disease is not a defect etc. I don't think it makes sense to argue about it on a forum.
Sure, you are right in a sense that since the Apple warranty has expired then at this point individuals have little choice. But I hear there's a class action lawsuit coming up, and I think it's a good idea, since then a jury will need to decide whether it was a defect or not (which was discovered within a year btw) and to me it looks quite feasible that a jury can be persuaded it was a defect.
Shall I go dig up all the threads you posted in the MBP section after Apple started repairing 2011 MBPs but you didn't think their solution was good enough?
It seems to me that you just want to complain.
Yes, Apple is terrible. Stop buying their products and buy something from a manufacturer who isn't terrible. Nobody is stopping you.
If simply through regular use of the phone a user encounters this issue after a year or even two while previous and subsequent models don't run into that and have a longer usable lifetime then there's something that is off. Now if Apple perhaps sold the phone for a lower price or something like that, perhaps that would balance it out, but since it's the same price and everything but ends up having a shorter lifetime because of its design then it wasn't a good design (as Apple has essentially realized and addressed).
Actually no, it doesn't. Defective products are defined under product's liability law and the UCC. You can look up how the word is defined under the law. People here are making up their own definitions without any understanding of the law.
You're making no sense. It was a design flaw to use that material.
A simple example is Lexus that had the melting door panels and dashboards on some models. They did a recall on all cars affected that ranged from a age of 2 years to 9 Year old cars.
By your thinking, the car is already out of warranty and its normal wear and tear for the dash to melt right?
Using your example, using the stainless steel and rust on cars...you know in the past there has been cars that started to rust really bad after 5 years. Those car manufacturers did a full recall out of warranty. Because they were not suppose to rust so quick. Just like how your phone not suppose to be unusable after 2 years.
That isn't how it works under the law. Improving your product in subsequent years doesn't render your older products defective.
You all are just making sheet up. Product defects that a manufacturer has a legal responsibility to fix are well defined under the law.
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You're making no sense because you don't understand the law. Improving a product doesn't render older products defective. All of this is well defined under the law, you just don't know the law.
Manufacturers has to give 2 year warranty to any electronics sold in the UK. Oh wait....you're wrong.
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So why did Lexus do the recall on 9 year old cars?