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Bugs me too (iPhone SE is the last good phone anyone made), but I think the assumption at this point is that it’s a $1000 phone and everyone puts a case on it,

Bugs me too (iPhone SE is the last good phone anyone made), but I think the assumption at this point is that it’s a $1000 phone and everyone puts a case on it, so as long as the case is as thick as the camera bump it’ll sit flat. The iPad is worse. Camera bump sticks out so that it doesn’t sit flat, and no one should be using a 13” tablet as a camera so I’m not sure why they thought adding a good camera was important enough to make it not sit flat on a table.

nine_k 7y ago
Why, Apple kills multiple birds with one stone. On pictures, iPhone looks sleek, easy to brag about. In spec sheets, iPhone is impressively thin. In real life, iPhone is expectedly fragile, so people put protective covers on it. It also solves the problem of uneven shape. In real life, people want a wider choice of colors, textures, and a larger battery. Custom covers solve this at no expense to Apple, which can continue to pretend they don't exist.
- guitarbill 7y ago
  > In real life, people want a wider choice of colors, textures, and a larger battery. Custom covers solve this [...] Absolutely. I'd go one further and say many owners don't want Apple to "solve" it. The cover can be more than utility, for some it's an expression of themselves. Plain covers. Sports team covers. Franchise covers. Utility covers with e.g. battery packs also say something about you. Covers are a feature, and I'm glad there's a healthy 3rd party market Apple doesn't control.
  - wlesieutre 7y ago
    Agreed on phone cases, it's nice to have all the options, and if people are all using them anyway then the camera bump isn't as big a deal. For iPads though, the only reason mine has a hard case on the back (instead of just a folding screen cover) is the stupid camera bump. I've literally never dropped it once, it doesn't need a case except for the fact that it's not flat. And I don't think people treat tablets as quite as much of a personal expression as their phones, there's really no good reason for most people to need an iPad case.

nine_k 7y ago

Why, Apple kills multiple birds with one stone. On pictures, iPhone looks sleek, easy to brag about. In spec sheets, iPhone is impressively thin. In real life, iPhone is expectedly fragile, so people put protective covers on it. It also solves the problem of uneven shape. In real life, people want a wider choice of colors, textures, and a larger battery. Custom covers solve this at no expense to Apple, which can continue to pretend they don't exist.

guitarbill 7y ago
> In real life, people want a wider choice of colors, textures, and a larger battery. Custom covers solve this [...] Absolutely. I'd go one further and say many owners don't want Apple to "solve" it. The cover can be more than utility, for some it's an expression of themselves. Plain covers. Sports team covers. Franchise covers. Utility covers with e.g. battery packs also say something about you. Covers are a feature, and I'm glad there's a healthy 3rd party market Apple doesn't control.
- wlesieutre 7y ago
  Agreed on phone cases, it's nice to have all the options, and if people are all using them anyway then the camera bump isn't as big a deal. For iPads though, the only reason mine has a hard case on the back (instead of just a folding screen cover) is the stupid camera bump. I've literally never dropped it once, it doesn't need a case except for the fact that it's not flat. And I don't think people treat tablets as quite as much of a personal expression as their phones, there's really no good reason for most people to need an iPad case.