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Placing my bet: Free bumpers
by atlbeer 16y ago
Placing my bet: Free bumpers
- fname 16y agoI have to agree... I hate to cross post, but I posted this in the other Apple thread: I equate Apple's problems to the Nintendo lawsuit over their wrist straps. Not everyone was throwing their controllers through their TV screens, but the select few who did caused an uproar. It also didn't stop Wii consoles from selling like hotcakes either. It took a class-action lawsuit to get Nintendo to take action. The solution was very simple -- give everyone free wrist straps for each of their controllers. I think Apple needs to take a similar step to alleviate the problem. ... and free bumpers would be it!
- stcredzero 16y agoClear high-tech custom insulating stickers might do as well.
- nailer 16y agoAnd not spoilt the look of the phone, which is one of the reasons people buy it.
- sev 16y agoIf you're right, they better give me a refund, and what a band aid fix that would be.
- superk 16y agoYeah... don't let te $30 price tag fool you. Those things are all of about ¢5 cents worth of plastic polymer.
- andreyf 16y agoReally? And what about the years of experimenting with different variations of plastic polymers?
- palish 16y agoThat probably cost some unfortunate soul at least two to five years in his mother's basement.
- superk 16y agoAre you serious? Do you really think a new plastic polymer was invented for your smart phone bumper?
- andreyf 16y agoAre you serious? Do you really think there is no IP protecting makeup and production of every single kind of rubber, plastic, metal, and glass used in the iPhone? That IP doesn't come out of nowhere: they either develops it in-house, license it, or acquire it.
- superk 16y agoSo you're saying that when my fabricator in China mass produces these plastic keychains I sell, that a % of the $0.05 they charge per unit they are actually paying out as licensing overhead?
- andreyf 16y agoI don't know about plastic keychains, but with materials like the rubber or glass in the iPhone, absolutely. I mean, just as there are movies which use public domain music in the score, there might be some materials that aren't licensed or protected by IP laws, but I imagine that the vast majority of the materials are.
- superk 16y agoOk. I don't know what you are talking about. But everyone on the internet right now is talking about generic plastic bumpers (like a glorified condom) for your phone. Not plastic materials found within the iPhone or developed by Apple. If you've never seen one before, it looks like this: http://www.gadgetgreats.com/images/products/detail/SoftPlasticBackCaseProtectorforiPhone3GGreen.jpg http://www.gadgetgreats.com/images/products/detail/SoftPlast... I bought one for an iPod. It was $30. My impression was, this might be the most over-priced, marked-up product I ever purchased. Ever. It was clearly < $1 worth of generic keychain plastic. Clearly you believe there are $29 worth of IP and licensing costs to justify the price.