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rob53 said:

Why does everyone keep demanding something entirely different every year? What's wrong with simply delivering something that just works? People don't realize how difficult (and unnecessary) a total re-design is. Changing a design to meet the frivolous demands of customers and (especially) crazy analysts does not produce a better product only a different looking one.

I wholeheartedly agree! It's the age-old adage that you gotta learn to walk before you can run. Apple makes mistakes too - but I haven't heard of any that are seriously life or property threatening. (I heard of one where a fellow was burned - but this was immediately preceded by a bad bicycle crash.)

What's the point of frivously redesigning something and causing casualties and property loss?

It's bewildering to hear people complain that Apple doesn't innovate fast enough. I prefer that Apple keeps doing what it's doing and providing refined devices with increased capabilities with each iteration.

Samsuck has damaged their brand and their reputation - it's gonna be interesting to see where they're at in a few weeks!!!

sog35 said:

Oh so its Apple's fault. LOL

Of course it is!! Samsuck tried to out-Apple Apple and they (well, their customers) got burned!!! 

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So, because it's not Apple there's no 'gate'? No 'batterygate'? No 'boomgate'?

Well, due to this vacuum, I'll propose two:

Product:

Samsung Hot Pockets

Halt and Catch Fire

I don't have a Twitter account but if I did I would put this under #schadenfreude

macxpress said:

sog35 said:

I like Cook.

But his slow reaction to bull crap the media spills is hurtful.

Look at bendgate.

And now the bullcrap about 'touch disease'.  He is allowing some no body tech to crap all over the iPhone brand. That tech said the touchscreen failure is a risk for every single iPhone6/6+ ever made. Yet Cook does nothing. 

Well Steve wasn't any better. Apple would never acknowledge an issue (Mac or iOS) until it became mainstream news and then all of a sudden it was acknowledged with a fix coming (or released).

Ha ha ha! Right? Remember "Antennagate"? Steve's initial, unintentionally funny response was "you're holding it wrong!" The situation did get sorted, but Lol! 

I can't watch the video right now (working) but it occurs to me, "material transfer" or otherwise, something's happening. And most likely the tester doesn't have access to high end super precise test equipment. So, why not just do a side-by-side test of an assortment of phones and see what happens? This so-called "material transfer" supposedly can look like a scratch - let's see if it happens across the board or just to the Samsung. 

(Again, I can't see the vid right now, so if this was already done, please ignore.)