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Now we know why Apple does not sell to EU yet, where there is a 6 month warranty by law for most goods.
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> He didn't say this. Wired, however, did. If you go to the source, Apple/Jobs took accountability. But Wired got clicks. I think you got most of this wrong. The "you're holding it wrong" meme started on MacRumors, not Wired. MacRumors forum user samcraig emailed Steve Jobs about the low signal issue he (and many others) experienced while holding the new iPhone 4 in a specific way. He asked "Question - What's going t…
This is the story that made the phrase catch on, note the URL: https://www.wired.com/2010/06/iphone-4-holding-it-wrong/ I find a contemporaneous account of your backstory here (edit: your edited in MacStories link points to this): https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-24-double-stevemails-on-iph... Which does contain your quote*, and is indeed a day earlier than the Wired story that got wide coverage. However, the meme qu…
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But plastic easily scratches? The real question is why it is plastic over glass instead of plastic under glass. Though, I'm kind of thinking they might have realized this could happen and so wanted to safety of the plastic in front of the glass lest users accidentally cut themselves on the broken glass :/. https://youtube.com/shorts/kuiwxZS4GJE https://youtube.com/shorts/5Wsmz7sjOb4
I wear glasses and every lens I've ever owned has been some type of plastic. Yes small scratches add up over a year but it isn't that bad. The coatings they have do a pretty good job to reduce scratching. Apple is using thin glass covered with a soft plastic. Why possible advantage could that ever have over solid plastic with an anti-scratch coating?
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Polycarbonate is great for UV resistance, though not sure that matters for something you use indoors. I’ll grant you scratch-prone. There are additives and coatings for everything now, and the glass Apple is using is also highly engineered so you can get just what you want no matter what. I’ll bet it comes down to feel and consumer experience.
Only with a UV film installed to protect it. I think all plastics degrade under UV light and polycarbonate is no different. It will yellow and lose it's strength with unprotected UV exposure.
They went through such great lengths with their sensors about detecting water damage to iPhones that prevented people from getting legitimate repairs done that had nothing to do with water damage.
Come on Apple, do good faith repairs. You can afford it. People already love Apple products. Repair your stuff without treating everyone like a criminal.
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Only with a UV film installed to protect it. I think all plastics degrade under UV light and polycarbonate is no different. It will yellow and lose it's strength with unprotected UV exposure.
I wore polycarbonate for lenses in my glasses before switching to trivex. Never had a problem with them turning yellow.
Maybe only the top layer is plastic?
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> He didn't say this. Wired, however, did. If you go to the source, Apple/Jobs took accountability. But Wired got clicks. I think you got most of this wrong. The "you're holding it wrong" meme started on MacRumors, not Wired. MacRumors forum user samcraig emailed Steve Jobs about the low signal issue he (and many others) experienced while holding the new iPhone 4 in a specific way. He asked "Question - What's going t…
Apple has (wrongly, IMHO) gotten a lot of flack over this. People forget that at the time, there were a number images circulating around from instruction manuals for Nokia and BlackBerry phones that explicitly mentioned the same thing.
Later this was resolved by having multiple antennas but the original 3G spec didn't allow this. These days with MIMO multiple antennas may be active.
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Maybe no surprise to Apple, but it is certainly a surprise to the purchases who shelled out $3,500.
> Maybe no surprise to Apple It would be a huge surprise for Apple if a lithium battery inside the visor caused the cracks, as they did not design the head unit to include any internal battery.