"You scratch it, you buy it"
These people are sad and childish. Don't ruin something that doesn't belong to you.
These people are sad and childish. Don't ruin something that doesn't belong to you.
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Apple's FineWoven Cases for iPhone 15 Continue to Be Heavily Criticized
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People have access to a free market filled with cases. Nobody is forcing anyone to buy an Apple case. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple. But quit with the victim stance.
Maybe it works inside a car, where you just sit on it and don't move much. I've had two vegan leather bags, one from Levis and another from Camel Active, and they ended up self-destructing after a few years (seemingly the same way, and it does come down to either the upper layer tearing from friction, or the rubbery substrate breaking down from heat or plain old age (or both).
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That doesn't change the fact that the first-party product is crap and that it raises some questions about its QC and brand value, don't you think?
A case is a case on a phone... to protect a phone. Nobody ever said that the case should protect itself.
I'd play the environment card, but the FineWoven cases still have a plastic interior, so how environmentally-friendly is it? A step in the right direction, along with a compromise on material resilience?
Lol why are you telling me? I like my FineWoven case. Love the material. The wobbly buttons and misaligned cutouts are unacceptable for a $60 case. Apple needs to do better and the public are speaking up. Macrumors wouldnt have posted this article if there wasnt such a huge outcry.
My buddy works at the apple store and told me they have to replace every display case 2x a day because of how messed up they look. 2x a day.
I know Apple has a massive fanboy stance in this group but this hard to defend.
No. I don't think Apple's reputation is at risk over a phone case.
I own it. It is fine. And it's going back because "fine" can be had for $20.
Exactly. And they made those claims regarding this product in particular, which obviously don't seem to hold up to scrutiny.
I don't understand all the sturm and drang over this issue. If you don't like it, buy something else. What a bunch of whiners !
As for myself, I will continue with the TwelveSouth BookBook leather wallet case for the iPhone 15 Pro Max that I've used on every iPhone I've had since my iPhone 4S.
As for myself, I will continue with the TwelveSouth BookBook leather wallet case for the iPhone 15 Pro Max that I've used on every iPhone I've had since my iPhone 4S.
Exactly. If it was priced less and they even marketed it as having a "worn personality", as long as it doesn't fall apart, then it would have been "fine".
Well, I do think it kind of is. It's a bit concerning that there are people on their materials engineering team wasting time with stupid products like this, but especially that upper management doesn't put the kibosh on them when they're patently not up to snuff or, even worse, are forcing the teams to do so as a form of greenwashing. Apple fails a lot internally, and that is to be expected, but what happened to Steve's “thousand no's for every yes”? 🤔
There would be no progress if things remained the same size. The rear camera bump gets bigger as technology improves. Do you really think the 15 series rear camera tech can be made the size as the 12 or 13? Moving the speaker to the top to make room for dynamic island required a new case. Do you still want everything to have the notch instead? The 15 series has an action button which required a new case because you want a button and not just a hole and some case manufactures realized that so they have new versions coming out with the button.
I'm for sure in the minority here, but I originally preferred leather from the first case available. However I quickly changed to using silicon cases for the same reasons. The leather cases scratched easily, stained easily, and looked worn far before I'd prefer. Truth be told, I can scratch any of the cases in the lineup, as well as most competitors other than those made of ballistic plastics. Keys, nails, or the random object in a pocket has been the cause of many of cases to get nicked, scratched, chipped, etc. If it's not your cup of tea, go with silicon, or one of the countless knock-offs. Personally I applaud Apple for actually caring enough about the environment to attempt to make the change. Sometimes 10 steps forward begin with one step back. I'm okay with it.
How are you suppose to understand if you dont even own the case? Lol.
Its simple..Apple touted a new case that is prem, luxurious, revolutionary. Its $60. The case is hot garbage, cutouts do not even align on most which you cant find for $4 on Amazon. Within days the case looks like it has been used for months. Apple has even sent out updated talking points to tech support bc of all the calls.
Its pretty easy to understand....
The level of outrage is all being generated in response to wholly justified observations about a crap product that costs $59.
honestly the notch is in practicality better than the island. The notch had the UI designed around it. The notch didn't interuapt touch controls on gameplay. The dynamic island literaly takes up more space than it should. It's not a progression of the notch. It's what I imagine existed BEFOR the notch. And progressively moving up the screen with each generation, then disappearing altogether.
But we got the exact opposite. The notch fell, and took a huge chunk of our screens with it.
It’s regression. It’s not innovation.
When an android phone on the market can literally be under the screen and turn the pixels off when the camera is in use, why can’t a far more expensive far more capable iPhone do something similar.
Apple wanted to be unique. And well it’s like having a massive mole on your forehead. Everyone’s gonna notice.
To be honest, the Twitter pic in the post showing the “after one day at Apple retail” how these cases look, they look like people picked them and purposely tested their limits by scratching and scraping. I am sure leather cases would look similar if not worst if someone scratched it with a fingernail.
Though I will say it could be better.
Though I will say it could be better.