Q: Apple responds to bendgate (bending iPhone 6 Plus)
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Sep 25, 2014 1:41 PMby rbrylawski,Wow.....out of millions in customer hands, Apple has had nine complaints. Nine. Such hysteria over such a teeny tiny percentage of phones in the hands of users and there's been almost mass hysteria.
I've maintained this is hooey and indeed it is.
Can those who are wringing their hands and losing sleep over this move on now?
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Sep 25, 2014 1:54 PMby Foo Fighters,Admittedly, I'm one of those people who expressed concern. I just hope those figures are accurate, and that this is essentially a non-issue. I'm grateful Apple responded. If those media reports were really based on nine people or less, or the video of that one guy force bending his phone, that's absolutely ridiculous. It's absurd.
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Sep 25, 2014 2:25 PMby thomasfromfarnham,Nothing absurd at all,researching a device before you buy makes complete sense to me. I only discovered the possible issue when looking for a comparative review. Apples statement gives me some comfort especially that part where they say to contact them if you have an issue with this problem with this device. That gives me much more comfort than posts on this forum debating normal use, possible Samsung conspiracy or simple denial. Apple isn't a religion it is a company the iPhone isn't an absolute it is a phone, a very good phone but ultimately a phone.
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Sep 25, 2014 2:51 PMby Foo Fighters,Here are some additional articles on Apple addressing the bending issue for those who like reading from multiple sources. Most of them echo each other. The Verge mentioned Apple initially responded to CNBC about the issue, but I was unsuccessful in locating any such article on CNBC's website. The Verge article shows a screen capture of the tweet from CNBC mentioning Apple's response. Shouldn't CNBC at least publicize this information on their website as well.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/apple-defends-against-complaints-of-bending-iphon es-1411668618
http://time.com/3430746/apple-bendgate-iphone-6-plus/
http://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-6-plus-wont-bend-under-normal-use-only-9-1639173 696
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/25/apple-responds-to-bending-issues/
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Sep 25, 2014 3:08 PMby thomasfromfarnham,Explain exactly how I bash? I certainly don't work for Samsung. I have been with Apple since PowerPC days. I like my tech and I like my tech companies to be responsive to user needs and I am even happy to be a part of the testing process to a certain extent. I am by nature an early adopter. Not entirely sure why you thinking that equates to bashing. I don't see conspiracy and don't bury my head in the sand. If you have a problem with any of that then I would suggest that the issue isn't with me. Don't waste the forum with personal attack, I came here to verify information not stir up a hornets nest. Given the polarised opinion I found I sort to give a realistic view. So far I have been inform that my use of a phone is outside the bounds of reasonable regardless to the fact that Apple and other manufacturers have sort to provide more robust devices, then things have fallen to a Samsung conspiracy level, and now you are accusing me of working for Samsung... Really??? Don't waste time or kB on this. You will find in life that not everyone will agree with you and sometimes discussion will take a right hand turn down a dead end. Best not to perpetuate that. Better to remain rational. So for the record I don't work for Samsung and I don't think you work for apple, as someone else said "they use the world's best engineers" that look for potential issues rather than deny any possible existence of error.
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Sep 25, 2014 7:04 PMby Loner T,There have been "Official" product recalls from Apple for a long time, like many companies. Here is another example - Loss of cellular service or ability to use Touch ID after updating to iOS 8.0.1 on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.
The "premature" release of a product/device to meet Wall Street expectations is taking the Engineering out one of the best Engineering companies around today and making it a Marketing juggernaut. Lessons from Nokia, Blackberry, Motorola abound on demise of organizations who were innovative but collapsed under "marketing" pressure.
The "unibody" construction of Macs is another area where "flexibility" vs "bendability" is a matter of perception. Most of these will "deform" with pressure, the "extent" of "deformity" being proportional to force. Given enough force things will bend.
There is always AppleCare+ for people who are accident-prone and this who are likely to forget that an iPhone6 with ApplePay should not be treated like a leather-wallet in the back-pocket of you denims. Do such people put there TVs face down on the floor? They probably do to find the mechanical strengths of the Gorilla glass.
There is a story about a wooden ladder being left in cow-dung in a barn, and the owner fell because the wood had been rotting for months. He sued the ladder company and won the law suit, so the ladder company put up a warning label on the ladder about not storing the ladder in a barn where cow-dung was aplenty. There should soon be a video of a iPhone6+ in a Microwave oven from some person who says it does not work when inside one.
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Sep 29, 2014 11:04 AMby trambakoulas,What about this now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuKNdw10qss
two small kids bend iPhone 6 PLUS, with limited force...
source: http://bgr.com/2014/09/29/iphone-6-plus-bendgate-video/
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Sep 29, 2014 11:15 AMby rbrylawski,trambakoulas wrote:
What about this now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuKNdw10qss
two small kids bend iPhone 6 PLUS, with limited force...
source: http://bgr.com/2014/09/29/iphone-6-plus-bendgate-video/
And it certainly doesn't look like they're doing it so easily. But still, even a kid who tries hard enough, can likely exert 70lbs of force. And just what do you think this proves? I think it proves some kids belong in juvenile detention and should be punished.
