The company(s) that Apple was getting the leather from to make the products, I am sure they aren't going to close down. They will sell it to other companies and / or find other uses for it..
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'Categorically Terrible,' and Other Early Reactions to Apple's New FineWoven Accessories
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Nomad (the end..........)I've been using Apple Leather cases for my last two iPhones (7 plus and 11 pro), and I've been very happy with those, so when I ordered the 15 pro I naturally ordered the leather case "replacement", ie. the FineWoven case.
If it's as bad as the first impressions indicate I'm probably in the marked for another case pretty soon...
Anyone knows of any good Apple-like leather cases?
"Eat recycled food. It's good for the environment and okay for you." --Apple (actually from "Judge Dredd", 1995)
$60 dollars of suck. Probably good for the environment, but bad for your wallet, and bad if you want a clean and aesthetically pleasing look for your phone.
I don't know...
I don't really like the look of this one:
Modern Leather Case - iPhone 15 Pro | Rustic Brown | Horween NOMAD®
Quality, character, tradition: this case is for the leather fanatics. Built with our heritage vegetable tanned Horween leather, Modern Leather Case styl...
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Edit: Nor this one:
Modern Leather Case - iPhone 15 Pro Max | Brown | Nomad Leather | NOMAD®
Modern Leather Case stylishly elevates the look and feel of your iPhone while offering rugged protection. Built with full grain, sustainably sourced lea...
nomadgoods.com
Think Impossible Meat and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
But it's obviously possible to taste this bad and everybody can tell it's not butter.
But it's obviously possible to taste this bad and everybody can tell it's not butter.
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Ok, well I consider that a good thing anyway. It makes beef cheaper for people to buy and eat. It’s different to, say, mink furs where the mink isn’t really used for anything else but fur.
How can you believe something like this with how long they refused to put usb-c in their devices and forced people to buy bricks because they don't come in the fancy over constructed box that people usually toss. This is strictly about money but since marketing can't say that they use buzz words to make the consumer feel like they are doing something good while paying the same price for an inferior product.
I understand the agenda you see here.
I guess we'll see how this story progresses. Either this disappears over the weekend as people start using their cases on their new phones, or it intensifies.
I bet Mother Nature is saying to Cook ~ “Look, I get you want to impress me, but why the heck have you produced such a sh**y product? You Sir will be giving me a bad name”!!!
If that were the case, I'm sure that those would be some delicious phone cases.
USB-C is terrible example.
The EU mandate on USB-C cables has nothing to do with the environment.
People already have BILLIONS of functioning lightning cables and accessories in use, so forcing them to change this isn't an environmental deed, but rather quite the opposite.
The fact Apple delayed this transition for so long gave consumers time to adjust their purchasing decisions to reflect to coming reality.
That's certainly how it has played in our household - we've only bought new lightning cables where we absolutely need to, but with USB-C cables you can buy a 2 or 3 pack because you know you'll need them in the future.
It seems more of a waste to not utilize murdered animals to their fullest. Isn’t fine woven just more plastic?
Nothing wrong with leather since it's durable and biodegradable. And at least until a few years back there was a glut of skins from beef production. That said, from an environmental standpoint it's not as simple as leather being a byproduct. Tanning alone can produce a greater amount of greenhouse gases than recycled synthetic materials and the process also results in large amounts of wastewater polluted by chemicals that affect water supplies and agriculture. Of course, if the replacement material is subpar in durability compared to leather it's going to have the opposite effect since that would create more waste in the long run.
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I know this thought will get drowned out amongst the other conversations going on, but I'm actually very curious about how this twill holds up when introduced to natural oils from peoples skin.
Leather only 'self heals' when it's soaked up the skins oils and can be rubbed out. Maybe this material is just more like a waxed jacket and needs a bit of treatment to hold up better?
Leather only 'self heals' when it's soaked up the skins oils and can be rubbed out. Maybe this material is just more like a waxed jacket and needs a bit of treatment to hold up better?
You make good points, but every year apple delayed was another year thousands of (now pointless) lightning cables sold. A quick google search tells me apples makes 5 billion a year on lightning cables and mfi certificates.
Got my FineWoven delivered a couple of days ago and opened it just to check it out before the new phone arrived. Really cheap feeling and so I sent back for a refund. Just popped into the Apple Store in the city where I live and some of the Apple employees were looking at the cases and making whispered comments about the poor quality. Back to silicone it is for me.
People waking up after all? The silicone cases are already a massive cash grab, now they doubled down with this new crap. Surely many will suck it up proudly.
I believe it's 100% textile so no.
But alas, biodegradable garbage is still garbage. And there is a carbon cost associated with its production and transport. So that's not good.
i completely debadged my car and the non removable stuff was blacked out .. if you get close enough you “might” be able to see the H logo but you definitely won’t know what model of H it is.
But because it's *not* leather and doesn't hurt cutesy woodland creatures, it's better for the environment, you see.