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  • Apple's Dan Riccio responds to bent iPad Pro reports, says device 'meets or exceeds' produ...

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    Calm down Susan.  Your all caps emphasis does not add gravitas to your rant. Return it until you get a good one is not a solution to the issue.  It's a remedy for one person's bent iPad.  It's not a solution to the issue of the bending. There's a difference.  Might I suggest you project your insecurities elsewhere.  How the hell would I get 15 minutes of fame from this?  You sound unhinged.
    Right... you spent more time fabricating perceived "issues" I have instead of addressing my points, and of many others challenging you.  That pretty much validate's your agenda.

    I'm not defending Apple.  I'm defending common sense.  If something - anything - one buys from any company is not to their "standards", return it and move on.  That is the solution for everything.  Why you feel Apple needs to somehow do an extra step beyond is just nonsense.  Maybe you need a hug as well?

    Apple states that they have a 400-micron tolerance.  That's .012 inches.  Not perceivable as far as I'm concerned to the human eye.  This bend shown on AI's photos obviously is beyond those tolerances so it's perfectly acceptable to return it.    If a company sees an abnormally large number of returns for this kind of problem, they that means they will most likely change whatever manufacturing process to address it.  That's common sense, but apparently not to you.

    People like you would find some ambulance-chasing law firm and sue Apple for millions of dollars for perceived "suffering" because of nonsense like this.  It's not like the consumer is forced into keeping a defective unit, yet here we are explaining to people like you how ridiculous your position is.
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  • Apple's Dan Riccio responds to bent iPad Pro reports, says device 'meets or exceeds' produ...

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    hexclock said:
    I wish the picture had a ruler or something along side you you could see the degree of bending a little easier. Has anyone here tried to return one? If so, what happened?
    Apple states that warping of 400 microns is within spec.  This is obviously more than 400 microns so I would expect Apple to exchange it without question if it came out of the box like that.

    400 microns is for the most part invisible to the human eye.  Anyone that can spot that kind of tolerance issue can probably spot a pimple on a flea's ass from 5 miles away.

    There are some really moronic people here trying to make it more an issue than it really is.  For some reasons, simply returning/exchanging it isn't enough for these whiners.  They thought they smelled blood and went on the usual attack.
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  • Apple's Dan Riccio responds to bent iPad Pro reports, says device 'meets or exceeds' produ...

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    1STnTENDERBITS said:
    racerhomie3 said:
    mikethemartian said:
    Maybe the case meets that spec when it is milled but gets deformed during the rest of the assembly process?
    What are you even talking about. Return the thing if it appears bent to you.Why is this something you have to tell people.
    Why are you repeatedly saying "just return it"?  I think everyone here knows to return it if it bent.  But you seem hell bent (intented) on trying to down play the issue.  People hold Apple to higher standards because Apple holds themselves to higher standards.  They're responses to this issue, thus far don't reflect a high standard.  It smacks of legalese.  
    It's pretty obvious some of the bending is beyond 400 microns.  That's not explained by "tolerances".  The issue should be addressed properly so that people have confidence in the products they're buying.  "Return 'til you get a good one" isn't the solution.
    Nonsense.  Quit making stuff up to suit your narrative.  People DO expect higher standards from Apple because they're a premium company.  If something doesn't suit your standard, return it.  Case closed.  Apple isn't perfect but I wouldn't skewer the company because of some ridiculously small percentage of a product that is sold by the millions does has some kind of manufacturing issue.  

    It IS a non-issue.  YOU are WANTING it to be a bigger issue than it really is.  Nonsense like this makes for grand headlines, brings in troll-clicks to all the media sites, and in the end is forgotten about after people like you get your 15 minutes of fame.

    Returning it till you get a good one IS the solution.  If it's a bigger issue, Apple will address it in a redesign, and then people like you will then criticize Apple fixing it and not giving you lip-service.
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  • Declining iPhone sales in India is a sign Apple is failing to adapt its business

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    CheeseFreeze said:
    They have been failing on cloud services for a long time. There’s only so much phones you can sell. Google and Microsoft have taken the business market through their suite of excellent collaborative tools and professional hosting services. Amazon has taken their cut on pure hosting services. Apple kept us with bare bones consumer stuff and it’s not working except for consumers who do not look for anything else. 
    Meanwhile I can’t even edit a ‘group’ of items in Keynote because I shared the file - a process that often fails a couple of times before it works.

    I’m super bearish on Apple. Their OS ecosystem is great but they have not built their company around truly scalable SaaS solutions. Tim Cook is the wrong leader for this day and age. 
    *yawn*
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  • How to pick the best printer for your new Mac mini

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    seanismorris said:
    There are no good printers, just less bad ones.  I’d avoid HP.

    If you don’t need a scanner don’t buy one with a scanner.  

    If you don’t need color, don’t buy an inkjet.  

    My biggest beef with printers is the crapware that’s included.  If the drivers are included with the OS don’t load their crapware.  If the printer isn’t natively supported see if you can download just the drivers.  HP is loaded with crapware, but they aren’t the only ones.

    It’s just like buying Windows PC...  
    Step1: download the latest Windows ISO (installation file)
    Step2: use the ISO to wipe that crapware the OEMs installed

    After all that work, don’t let printer manufacturers undo the hard work loading their crapware.  Windows is self corrupting (windows updates) no need to make it worse.



    Why avoid HP?  I recommend to folks to only buy HP.  We exclusively use HPs in our corporate offices and we use Macs.  They work flawlessly, albeit only laser printers.  I stay clear away from Inkjet printers regardless of brand simply because they clog if one rarely prints.

    Our Macs will discover the HP printers, download the drivers and life goes on.  Never had issues with them, and we have LOTS of HP printers.  I use an HP laser MFP at home for ages and works great through all iterations of MacOS.  So what's your experience with HP?

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