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I like Apple products, and I own an iPhone 6 (I also own a 5s, 4, 3gs, 2 iPads, and a Mac). But the level of vitriol directed at anyone even mentioning the obv

I like Apple products, and I own an iPhone 6 (I also own a 5s, 4, 3gs, 2 iPads, and a Mac). But the level of vitriol directed at anyone even mentioning the obvious problems with the 6 Plus by both Apple and its fanboys is appalling. It only makes the fanboys look even more crazy than they are, and Apple look like it doesn't want to own up to its mistakes. Apple produced an expensive, high profile product with some serious and obvious design flaws. Trying to convince others that the issues don't exist (example - [1]) or vowing revenge against any media outlet that chooses to report on them is just absurd and wouldn't be tolerated in any other PR department. [1] - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1792559 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1792559

Terretta 12y ago
> "Consumer Reports test results find iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed: All the phones we tested showed themselves to be pretty tough. The iPhone 6 Plus, the more robust of the new iPhones in our testing, started to deform when we reached 90 pounds of force, and came apart with 110 pounds of force. With those numbers, it slightly outperformed the HTC One (which is largely regarded as a sturdy, solid phone), as well as the smaller iPhone 6, yet underperformed some other smart phones." http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/consumer-reports-tests-iphone-6-bendgate/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/consumer-rep... Consumer Reports is hardly sensational. And they came down on the side of there being a problem with "Antennagate". They didn't think this is a "serious" concern.
- downandout 12y ago
  I just addressed this in another comment... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8386068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8386068
  - boyaka 12y ago
    Consumer reports needs to be called out for misleading people. Its painfully obvious that they were paid off, probably by Apple or their investors, to release this bogus study where they dont even bend it at the weak point, giving ammo to all the fanbois for them to defend against this issue.

Terretta 12y ago

> "Consumer Reports test results find iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed: All the phones we tested showed themselves to be pretty tough. The iPhone 6 Plus, the more robust of the new iPhones in our testing, started to deform when we reached 90 pounds of force, and came apart with 110 pounds of force. With those numbers, it slightly outperformed the HTC One (which is largely regarded as a sturdy, solid phone), as well as the smaller iPhone 6, yet underperformed some other smart phones." http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/consumer-reports-tests-iphone-6-bendgate/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/consumer-rep... Consumer Reports is hardly sensational. And they came down on the side of there being a problem with "Antennagate". They didn't think this is a "serious" concern.

downandout 12y ago
I just addressed this in another comment... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8386068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8386068
- boyaka 12y ago
  Consumer reports needs to be called out for misleading people. Its painfully obvious that they were paid off, probably by Apple or their investors, to release this bogus study where they dont even bend it at the weak point, giving ammo to all the fanbois for them to defend against this issue.