OctoMonkey

Apple needs to step up or this will result in yet another lawsuit...  potentially class action.

I have worked on industrial designs where we had to take significant precautions to prevent cracking of a clear plastic lens.  While a notebook computer would not experience the same level of physical stress, incorporating clamped plastic in a design can be quite tricky.

bonobob said:

So if I lick the coating off, will that make them work?

I think it would be best to treat the battery like a throat lozenge and give it 15 minutes or so.  If you choose to pursue the licking route, Mr. Owl recommends three licks.
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flydog said:

OctoMonkey said:

Wow is that thing...  ugly.  As much as I hate to say it, bring back Jony!  ugh - I regret saying it already.

What would he do?  Make it a hemisphere instead of a rectangular cube?  Make the Apple logo a different color?

If I had to guess...  make it look far better, but function far worse.  Imagine it being color matching and more consistent with the dimensions of the phone...  but tended to overheat and blocked any/all wireless communication from working.

Something like that.

Wow is that thing...  ugly.  As much as I hate to say it, bring back Jony!  ugh - I regret saying it already.

StrangeDays said:

Damn sorry to hear that, but glad we weren’t affected. 

We switched to Mint (owned by Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds) and are big fans — $15 a month, period. My days of paying AT&T $160 got 2 lines are over… The website is cleaner, the bills are insanely clear, and since I pay annual I don’t even have to worry about the bill every month. 

Dumb pipes. That’s what I want.

Last year we switched to Comcast xfinity mobile and are similarly pleased.  $15 before taxes and $29.40 after taxes for 5 lines.  Plus, adding an additional Comcast service provided a $10 per month service credit to our internet bill, giving us a net $19.40 per month for 5 lines...  essentially $4.00 per line per month!  To top it off, they gave us $300 in pre-paid Visa cards over the course of the first three months.  We left Verizon when we switched, but the Comcast service piggybacks on the Verizon network.  No idea how they are making money...  or perhaps it shows just how much money Verizon (and their ilk) are siphoning from the pockets of the masses.