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Apple Press Conference - 2014

  • TedSheckler
    I'd rather be subpoenaed than have the government hack into my phone without my knowledge.
  • Glory Days
    TedSheckler;1656984 wrote:I'd rather be subpoenaed than have the government hack into my phone without my knowledge.
    Anything the government gets without your knowledge regarding your phone, isn't stored on your phone. when the government really goes through your phone, its because they seized it was evidence. and search warrants aren't without your knowledge. search warrants require notification be made.
  • sherm03
    sherm03;1655279 wrote:One of our field reps just sent an email saying that he thinks a lot of people are going to be disappointed in the quality of the new iPhones. He said they seem like they sacrificed on their build quality in order to make the device bigger.
    Hmmmm...

    http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/09/23/reports-iphone-6-may-bend-in-your-pocket/
  • Glory Days
    well that's not what I was expecting. but the front pocket? I figured it would bend for all the chicks who put the phones in their butt pockets.
  • sherm03
    My favorite was this line:
    MacRumors reports that people may want to consider not putting the new phones in their front pockets, or avoid sitting and bending with the phone in your pocket.
    LOL!
  • fish82
    After watching the "bend test" the guy did with the 6 plus, (which by its length would be more susceptible to bending) the amount of pressure he had to put on it to get it to bend would indicate that the "front pocket" bend is next to impossible. More likely these people are putting it in their back pocket and sitting on it....which clearly falls under the heading of "Serves you right, dumbass."
  • SportsAndLady
    fish82;1656998 wrote:After watching the "bend test" the guy did with the 6 plus, (which by its length would be more susceptible to bending) the amount of pressure he had to put on it to get it to bend would indicate that the "front pocket" bend is next to impossible. More likely these people are putting it in their back pocket and sitting on it....which clearly falls under the heading of "Serves you right, dumbass."
    Oookay, Apple ;)
  • Automatik
    fish82;1656998 wrote:After watching the "bend test" the guy did with the 6 plus, (which by its length would be more susceptible to bending) the amount of pressure he had to put on it to get it to bend would indicate that the "front pocket" bend is next to impossible. More likely these people are putting it in their back pocket and sitting on it....which clearly falls under the heading of "Serves you right, dumbass."
    Skinny jeans bro.
  • sherm03
    Automatik;1657031 wrote:Skinny jeans bro.
    Not even just skinny jeans. When I wear a suit, it seems to be a bit tighter when I sit down. If I have the phone in my front pocket and I'm sitting at a desk in a suit for 8 hours a day, there's a chance it's going to bend.

    I remember when Motorola first added Kevlar to the back of their phone, the engineer said they went with Kevlar because they needed something thin that was durable. If they went plastic, it wouldn't give a quality feel, and if they went with aluminum it would be too malleable at that thinness. Guess this is the exact problem they were trying to avoid.
  • Automatik
    I was being sarcastic. I'm not buying they are bending at all.
  • ts1227
    Apple will shortly release a statement explaining that their product is perfect as usual, and you're simply not sitting down properly
  • TedSheckler
    sherm03;1657032 wrote:Not even just skinny jeans. When I wear a suit, it seems to be a bit tighter when I sit down. If I have the phone in my front pocket and I'm sitting at a desk in a suit for 8 hours a day, there's a chance it's going to bend.

    I remember when Motorola first added Kevlar to the back of their phone, the engineer said they went with Kevlar because they needed something thin that was durable. If they went plastic, it wouldn't give a quality feel, and if they went with aluminum it would be too malleable at that thinness. Guess this is the exact problem they were trying to avoid.
    That's why you get a belt clip to wear with a suit. All the kewl kids are doing it.
  • fish82
    sherm03;1657032 wrote:Not even just skinny jeans. When I wear a suit, it seems to be a bit tighter when I sit down. If I have the phone in my front pocket and I'm sitting at a desk in a suit for 8 hours a day, there's a chance it's going to bend.
    On the test video, the guy's hands were literally shaking as he was trying to bend the phone. If you're saying that the front pocket can cause that level of pressure, then I don't know what to tell ya. :huh:

    These people are putting the phone in their back pocket and sitting on it. It's pretty obvious.
  • Automatik
    This exact same nonsense came out when the 5S was released.
  • WebFire
  • GOONx19
    My girlfriend ran her 5s over with her car this winter and it bent. Still works like new.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    fish82;1656998 wrote:After watching the "bend test" the guy did with the 6 plus, (which by its length would be more susceptible to bending) the amount of pressure he had to put on it to get it to bend would indicate that the "front pocket" bend is next to impossible. More likely these people are putting it in their back pocket and sitting on it....which clearly falls under the heading of "Serves you right, dumbass."
    fish82;1657065 wrote:On the test video, the guy's hands were literally shaking as he was trying to bend the phone. If you're saying that the front pocket can cause that level of pressure, then I don't know what to tell ya. :huh:

    These people are putting the phone in their back pocket and sitting on it. It's pretty obvious.
    THESE!!!!

    Anyone who's actually watched the 'bend videos' can easily see the distinctive force that these people are exerting on the iPhone 6 Plus to 'prove' their point. In no way is any amount of pressure even remotely close to that ever going to happen from just 'sitting in one's front pocket'.
  • Jawbreaker
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1657195 wrote:THESE!!!!

    Anyone who's actually watched the 'bend videos' can easily see the distinctive force that these people are exerting on the iPhone 6 Plus to 'prove' their point. In no way is any amount of pressure even remotely close to that ever going to happen from just 'sitting in one's front pocket'.
    If you make something thin enough out of aluminum, it wouldn't be that hard to bend. I don't think many people are bending their phones on purpose so there must be at least a bit of truth in these stories. Also, from what I have seen, the complaints are for small bends in the phone. The videos from review sites that I have seen were taking it a step further and seeing how far they could bend the phone.
  • Glory Days
    sherm03;1657032 wrote:Not even just skinny jeans. When I wear a suit, it seems to be a bit tighter when I sit down. If I have the phone in my front pocket and I'm sitting at a desk in a suit for 8 hours a day, there's a chance it's going to bend.

    I remember when Motorola first added Kevlar to the back of their phone, the engineer said they went with Kevlar because they needed something thin that was durable. If they went plastic, it wouldn't give a quality feel, and if they went with aluminum it would be too malleable at that thinness. Guess this is the exact problem they were trying to avoid.
    or put your phone in your suit jacket inside pocket, BOOM!
  • sherm03
    Jawbreaker;1657215 wrote:If you make something thin enough out of aluminum, it wouldn't be that hard to bend. I don't think many people are bending their phones on purpose so there must be at least a bit of truth in these stories. Also, from what I have seen, the complaints are for small bends in the phone. The videos from review sites that I have seen were taking it a step further and seeing how far they could bend the phone.
    Exactly. The video was made in an effort to bend the phone by quite a bit and to do it quickly. They exert a large amount of pressure to bend it quickly. But a small amount of pressure over an extended period of time can have the same effect.
    Glory Days;1657270 wrote:or put your phone in your suit jacket inside pocket, BOOM!
    I tend to leave my jacket on a coat rack or on a chair when I get somewhere. I would not want to leave my phone in my jacket pocket unless I'm going to be wearing the jacket the whole time.
  • wildcats20
    If you're that hard on a phone, get a fucking case. Not a hard concept.
  • Rotinaj
    wildcats20;1657298 wrote:If you're that hard on a phone, get a fucking case. Not a hard concept.
    No, I'd rather spend hundreds of dollars on a phone and then complain when it breaks from me being a dumbass. Spending another $30ish on a case is for poor people.
  • Classyposter58
    Yeah it's called a case. I don't know why you wouldn't put your iPhone 6 in one anyways
  • ernest_t_bass
    wildcats20;1657298 wrote:If you're that hard on a phone, get a fucking case. Not a hard concept.
  • fish82
    TBH, the fact that they fucked up the 8.0.1 software update is infinitely more significant than a few idiots sitting on their phones.