When Apple — which is clearly one of the world’s best companies at design — makes a misstep, it’s amplified by a wild combination of user dismay and hater glee. Because there are millions of users and many haters, a design flaw can turn into an instant public relations tornado. Enter Bendgate, featuring the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Reports have hit the Internet that some iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users had managed to bend their thin, shiny new iPhones while wearing something as rare as a pair of jeans and putting the iPhone inside a front pocket.
I can bend any of today's smartphones with my fingers when it isn't in a case. I can damage the screen with anything if it doesn't have a screen protector.
If people aren't putting something on their device to protect it, they are masters of their own destruction. If it doesn't fit in a pocket with a case on, its too big. Get a holster or get a bag to carry it.
I think you miss point. The new iphone, is fragile compared to market standards, and I do not think that I need the capabilities to make my own smartphone to critize a smartphone, that is far below average in bending durability than the market standard.
"Or maybe the effort to design a cool object has resulted in an over-engineered thing of beauty..."
I would say the opposite: The result of overemphasis on design resulted in an UNDER-engineered product. I think St. Ive has some explaining to do. Fast.
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The Dark Side of Apple Design: From Antennagate to Bendgate
Posted by: Chris Maxcer September 25, 2014 06:42 AMWhen Apple — which is clearly one of the world’s best companies at design — makes a misstep, it’s amplified by a wild combination of user dismay and hater glee. Because there are millions of users and many haters, a design flaw can turn into an instant public relations tornado. Enter Bendgate, featuring the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Reports have hit the Internet that some iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users had managed to bend their thin, shiny new iPhones while wearing something as rare as a pair of jeans and putting the iPhone inside a front pocket.
If people aren't putting something on their device to protect it, they are masters of their own destruction. If it doesn't fit in a pocket with a case on, its too big. Get a holster or get a bag to carry it.
I would say the opposite: The result of overemphasis on design resulted in an UNDER-engineered product. I think St. Ive has some explaining to do. Fast.