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Apple's FineWoven Cases for iPhone 15 Continue to Be Heavily Criticized
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Scale is still a huge issue. There are a lot of companies that can deliver 100,000,000 of something over 4, 5, or 6 years. That doesn’t help a company that expects to sell OVER 100,000,000 (and likely close to 200,000,000) over the course of ONE year.
Exactly, which is why they’re not going to enter into an agreement with a company that can’t, up front, show that they can and will be able to deliver the goods. Same was true for OLED screens in iPhones. Apple had to wait until they found a supplier that could deliver products in the scale and quality that Apple required (and, at one point, one supplier wasn’t enough to meet demand, and they had to get a second one).
I think a lot of folks just don’t understand the kind of scales Apple’s working at. On average, they’re selling around 600,000 per day.
And, the vice-signalers (opposite of Apple’s virtue-signaling). Actually, are they uber-vice-signaling? Because they’re like “Apple’s not as kind to the environment as I would be, as I’d use <environmentally better thing> which HAS to be better than <anything Apple’s doing>”!
Cows, Pigs and Kangaroos are not killed just for their skins. Cows and pigs are raised for their meat, the skins would otherwise be discarded and making leather is a good way to use all the parts of the animal so nothing goes to waste.
Kangaroos are NEVER killed for their skins. They're a protected species and are not farmed. They are culled in the wild only when their numbers get too high which requires a permit for specific numbers of animals in very specific areas - usually because they have easy access to food and water because of farming to grow the grains and seeds that vegans want us all to eat. Only then can the animals be used for meat and/or skins because leaving tens of thousands of animal carcasses to rot would create an entirely new environmental (and health) problem. There is exactly zero farming of Kangaroos in Australia for skins or meat, it is illegal to do so.
Just to make that point clear, if Australia (and the countries it supplies food to in Asia) were 100% vegan, that would result in millions of additional trees being cleared for crop farming - the destruction of natural habitat for thousands of native species including Koalas, rodents, snakes and insects - but most importantly the culling of millions of kangaroos a year to control the kangaroo population which would destroy those crops leaving nothing for human consumption.
Veganism does not preserve animal life, or nature, it destroys it. Cows, especially, are raised on land that cannot grow crops and they eat the plants we can't eat (or in the case of corn, the parts of the plant we can't eat like leaves, cobs and stalks) and turn it into something we can eat - meat. Leather is a waste product from the meat industry, or a salvaged product from animals that were going to be killed anyway.
It amazes me how many people have clearly never set foot on a farm or visited a rural area and know absolutely nothing about land or animal management, but still feel the need to get on the internet and preach absolute BS to others while telling them that they're 'not listening'.
I can’t believe I read this whole thread.
I hate the FW case because it’s garbage material for too high of a price. My opinion matters just as much as yours does. Deal with it.
Of course. But the FW case is a situation where it happens constantly. Why defend this POS case so hard, is it because it’s a vegan alternative?
Yeah! I have the same complaint concern white items of my wardrobe ......they are prone to stains and getting dirty!
Apple's new FineWoven cases for iPhone 15 models have been heavily criticized since they were released earlier this month, with some customers and media outlets complaining about the fabric exterior being prone to scratches and stains. We recapped some of the negative feedback last week, and complaints have continued to surface.
In a 512 Pixels blog post on Sunday, Relay FM co-founder Stephen Hackett shared a photo of his FineWoven case with a misaligned USB-C port cutout, resulting in the pentalobe screw on the right side of the USB-C port being partially exposed.
"It's one thing for these cases to be a letdown in terms of material, but this is a level of sloppiness that genuinely surprises me from Apple," he wrote. "I know not every example out there is as bad as mine, but the vibes around this case aren't good."
Photo: Stephen Hackett
On social media, some users claimed that the USB-C cutout only appears to be misaligned because of the angle that the photo was taken at, but other users responded with straight-on photos of the FineWoven case with the same issue. Not all of the cases have this issue, but multiple customers appear to be affected.
In addition, Parker Ortolani and MacRumors editor Hartley Charlton shared photos of FineWoven cases with visible damage on display at Apple Stores. An anonymous, alleged Apple Store employee mentioned likewise in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Apple describes FineWoven as a "durable micro-twill" material made from 68% post-consumer recycled polyester, and said the material has a significantly lower carbon footprint than leather. Earlier this month, Apple announced that it would no longer use leather in any new products or accessories, as part of its environmental responsibility efforts.
It's hard to measure exactly how much negative feedback there is for the new FineWoven cases, but the material certainly appears to be proving quite unpopular so far. We've reached out to Apple for comment, and we'll update this story if we hear back.
Article Link: Apple's FineWoven Cases for iPhone 15 Continue to Be Heavily Criticized
If they wanted a better alternative to leather they could have used Alcantera and not come up with this fine woven bs.
Apple's new FineWoven cases for iPhone 15 models have been heavily criticized since they were released earlier this month, with some customers and media outlets complaining about the fabric exterior being prone to scratches and stains. We recapped some of the negative feedback last week, and complaints have continued to surface.
In a 512 Pixels blog post on Sunday, Relay FM co-founder Stephen Hackett shared a photo of his FineWoven case with a misaligned USB-C port cutout, resulting in the pentalobe screw on the right side of the USB-C port being partially exposed.
"It's one thing for these cases to be a letdown in terms of material, but this is a level of sloppiness that genuinely surprises me from Apple," he wrote. "I know not every example out there is as bad as mine, but the vibes around this case aren't good."
Photo: Stephen Hackett
On social media, some users claimed that the USB-C cutout only appears to be misaligned because of the angle that the photo was taken at, but other users responded with straight-on photos of the FineWoven case with the same issue. Not all of the cases have this issue, but multiple customers appear to be affected.
In addition, Parker Ortolani and MacRumors editor Hartley Charlton shared photos of FineWoven cases with visible damage on display at Apple Stores. An anonymous, alleged Apple Store employee mentioned likewise in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Apple describes FineWoven as a "durable micro-twill" material made from 68% post-consumer recycled polyester, and said the material has a significantly lower carbon footprint than leather. Earlier this month, Apple announced that it would no longer use leather in any new products or accessories, as part of its environmental responsibility efforts.
It's hard to measure exactly how much negative feedback there is for the new FineWoven cases, but the material certainly appears to be proving quite unpopular so far. We've reached out to Apple for comment, and we'll update this story if we hear back.
Article Link: Apple's FineWoven Cases for iPhone 15 Continue to Be Heavily Criticized
Although I was disappointed that leather cases aren't available this year, all the criticism compels me to say that, in fact, I really like my blue finewoven case for my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I've had it a week without mishap. I like the way the fabric feels on the back and the edges are great for holding the phone. I don't see any reason to scrape my fingernails over the case, so I'm not worried about fingernail scratches. My case fits perfectly. I have no reason to think it won't last for a reasonable time. I'm glad that Dan likes his as well.
Me too! No issues with mine at all, the leather case was also sensitive.
The internet is full of these good leather protectors, I also bought a wonderful genuine and valuable aniline leather protective cover for the new iPhone 15Pro, which smells of wonderful genuine leather.
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Two weeks in with my case and it looks and feels fine. I honestly think this was blown way out of proportion.
same... I haven't babied my case at all (taupe) and throw my iPhone onto all kinds of rough and sharp surfaces and now 2 weeks in it looks perfect other than the slight circle that can be seem from where the MagSafe charger connects (but my leather case and silicone cases showed that too...)
Wait, you mean you partook in your weekly “Therapeutic Phone First Gravel Diving Treatment” (that, according to YouTuber tests, everyone absolutely does) and it still looks good? Either you’re not being truthful OR far fewer people were doing that than I was led to believe…
