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shatssie12 said:

It is one of the best cellphone cameras in the market right now, end of story. Beautygate or not, this phone takes great pictures. And why are people going nuts about not being able to see their wrinkles, pores, ingrown and/or stray hairs? Jeez! Leave the damn phone alone and let US the people who appreciate it just enjoy it. 
As a photographer myself I see no fault. When I use my thousands of dollars camera I use the noise reducer to soften faces or places and people love that. I think what is pissing people off is the fact that they CAN'T CONTROL the feature. 
People are so used to add filters to their faces and places that I imagine half the people complaining are pissed cause is no way to manipulate the way this phone take pictures. I suggest something, invest in some decent apps which do so and shut up about the "beautygate"!
This is a very good article and appreciate the fact that FINALLY someone took the time to try to explain or "debunk" this trend.
People REALLY have too much time in their hands to look for faults the phone may or may not have. You buy a NEW piece of technology, you have to deal with the issues of the NEW features. And Apple being the company it is, will fix them. They don't charge you a pretty penny for nothing. 
I got a DOA phone, and they didn't even questioned me, they replaced it on the spot.
Yes, I spend a lot of money on Apple because I am deeply invested but I don't regret it. I've had a couple of Samsungs break on me a day after the one year warranty expired and what they said to me was "Oh well, your warranty expired, too bad!" Not in those words but that's basically what I heard.
This phone is great and probably next year's will be even better. That's what companies do and how they keep their customers happy.

macxpress said:

thadgarrison said:

Then they should prepare to lose the streaming wars. People that want squeaky-clean will have Disney’s streaming service. Nobody else is going to pay for bleached content. 

Maybe Apple doesn't really care about the "streaming wars" as you call it. Just because you can't see sexual or hear inappropriate language in a show doesn't mean someone can't make good content. You don't need swearing and sex to make good content. 

lkrupp said:

Bebe said:

This shows that price is not a concern.

It is for some. The problem is that they are very vocal and negative about it. It’s one thing to think something is priced to high and another thing to wish ruination on the company who built it. But that’s the nature of the Internet. Negativity is the primary response on the Internet. Something new comes down the pike... trash it out of spite.