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mikethemartian said:

StrangeDays said:

Ah yes, an entirely practical "beat it with a hammer test to simulate...something" test. Rolleyes. Not clicking 

You do realize that stress testing is an integral part of engineering where devices are put through fast high temperature and cold temperature cycles, high humidity environments, high vibration environments, etc. Companies, including Apple, spend a lot of money on those tests you seem to think are so unnecessary.

I used to work in quality control and stress testing of products. I was trained in how to do these kind of tests. To start any measurements were compared against a calibrated standard. Kinda like what they did with the dive simulation test in the pressure vessel. Exactly what they did NOT do when they beat it with a hammer. If they wanted to test the impact resistance of the crystal, use a series if larger calibrated weights dropped from a measured height. That would give you an actual traceable number. Beating it with a hammer was pointless and proved nothing, other than the had no idea what they were doing. 

Well whattayaknow, Apple's engineers really know what they are doing. /s

I wonder which satellite fleet they are partnering with for the SOS feature? There’s, I think, three right now under construction. I wonder how much it will cost after the two year free deal ends? Will it be by month, or by call? As they say the devil is in the details. 

abujazar said:

They're way too big.  Even my 12 mini is way bigger than I need. I don't need a laptop in my pocket. The iPhone 4 size was perfect.

I saw a 12 mini yesterday for the first time. I can see a real appeal for a smaller phone. I liked it, a lot. Sadly, it’s going to be ancient history by the time I update

strawberry said:

A Wednesday?

That’s the other reason this is a bit of a surprise. But with Monday being Labour Day it might just have pushed it back a day.