Apple Allegedly Boycotts German Tech Site Over 'Bendgate' Video
It seems that Apple is no longer sending press samples to a German tech publication.
Surely by now you've heard of Apple's iPhone 6 Plus Bendgate woes, as the company is getting pounded for building a phone that appears to bend under normal circumstances. The German computer site Computer Bild posted a video that seems to have raised Apple's ire so much that the company reportedly decided to stop sending the publication test samples and will no longer invite its editors to press events.
In the video, a presenter from Computer Bild bent an iPhone 6 Plus on-set with his bare hands. Arguably, intentionally bending a phone goes a bit far, but given the circumstances, we're all curious, and somebody has to figure out the truth – is this really a design flaw, or is it simply something that's been blown out of proportion? Mind you, Computer Bild claims that it bought the iPhone 6 Plus that it bent – the device was not a press sample.
Responding to the ban, Computer Bild wrote an open letter addressed to Tim Cook in which it explained that the iPhone 6 bend test was for informative purposes. Poking a little further, Computer Bild even asked Tim Cook whether this is really the best way to deal with critical independent press.
On the other side of the story, Consumer Reports tested how well the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and competing phones stand up to various forces and found that the smaller iPhone 6 is actually more susceptible to bending than the bigger iPhone 6 Plus. It even did better than some of the competing phones.
Unbox Therapy posted a similar video, although we haven't heard any similar response from Apple to them. If it's only Computer Bild that Apple has contacted in this way, we suspect that the company is trying to send out a warning shot -- unless the rep was merely a rogue actor that stepped out of line.
So, what are your thoughts? Do you think this is a problem that's been blown way out of proportion, or do you believe that it's genuinely something that Apple needs to address in a way that's different from "you're reviewing it wrong?"
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Apple made a Mistake in Design . and all people who are ignoring this will regret it after 6 months of use , you will see .
you CANT make the Phone that slim and keep the buttons the same side NEAR EACH OTHERS and made them longer buttons as well , which made the case VERY WEAK in that spot.
and people who believe the Test Apple made , they applied the pressure on the middle of the phone not to the upper part where the weak spot is.
here are the Mistakes :
1- All the three buttons near each other in very slim case.
2- made the buttons longer again because the case is slimmer and abandoned the circular buttons which made the weak spot weaker.
the solution ?
put all the buttons on the TOP , or change the material of the Body . go back to the GLASS design.
Agree, I think it is blown up a bit since this has not happened to may people, but the fact that Apple will not acknowledge these issues really makes me angry. If they would rightfully acknowledge these problems, developed a stronger 6+, and replaced anyone's iPhone who bent, than that would be a good honest company to stick with.
Apple made a Mistake in Design . and all people who are ignoring this will regret it after 6 months of use , you will see .
you CANT make the Phone that slim and keep the buttons the same side NEAR EACH OTHERS and made them longer buttons as well , which made the case VERY WEAK in that spot.
and people who believe the Test Apple made , they applied the pressure on the middle of the phone not to the upper part where the weak spot is.
here are the Mistakes :
1- All the three buttons near each other in very slim case.
2- made the buttons longer again because the case is slimmer and abandoned the circular buttons which made the weak spot weaker.
the solution ?
put all the buttons on the TOP , or change the material of the Body . go back to the GLASS design.
And to the point of people trying to purposely bend their phones or others buying $600 phones just to bend them is, in a word, stupid.
Note 3 here... and ZERO bending concerns on my mind.
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/c_gEiU_FDxQ/maxresdefault.jpg
Sure, most of the hype around it is people bending it on purpose, but do a little research. There are many forum posts of people reporting it bending in their FRONT pockets (and many more in the back pocket). The number of people experiencing this will only increase over time.
What did better, the iPhone 6 - it was better at bending??
comparing to this..... (denials, bands,..)
they are to "cocky" to admit their mistake, if there any flaw it either the user fault or people just making it up..
Apple should learn from APC..
(this also reminds me of SB of microsoft, They seems to have same attitude)
Flexing to prevent bending is good. Bending and staying bent is bad. It is NOT a design feature.
*If you check out actual users who have a bent 6plus under normal use, a percentage of them also have the screen popping out (not the way you want your phone designed)
of course toms is just posting this sensationalism for clicks too, but we all know toms "news" has gone to hell.
And the consumer reports test is at the wrong location, and is putting the force on both sides. not considering one side being fixed, or uniform pressure being applied on a curve. It is just a "bend it in the middle" test that isn't even related to the issue... CR just took advantage to get some press