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Iphones break due to Apple's shoddy design
AS FANBOIS PART WITH large wads of cash to buy the latest Iphone 4, a quarter of them will find their shiny toys have failed before the end of their phone contract.
The main concern for fanbois with Iphones isn't being mugged but rather "accidents and normal use failures". A report by Squaretrade claims that loss and theft are "a minor problem", probably because Iphone users simply reach into their bottomless cash reserves set aside for the church of Jobs and buy another one.
Figures show that over 18 per cent of Iphone users accidentally kill their beloved device, presumably after being blinded by its shiny facade. Another 7.5 per cent have their faith in Steve Jobs tested by failures due to Apple's shoddy hardware design and workmanship.
While users can't always be blamed for wanting to break a phone that poses the same sort of restrictions as a police state does on civil liberties, the hardware failure rate affecting Iphones is particularly embarrassing for Apple.
Apple's Dear Leader likes to make a point of how well the employees of Foxconn, who are paid disgracefully low wages, produce high quality products that bear the fruit-themed toymaker's logo. But it isn't the workers who are forced to work insane hours that are entirely to blame, but rather Apple's own on-site quality control practices that are failing.
Jobs is facing litigation because of claims that the phone's liquid contact identifiers are unreliable, whereas internal liquid contamination needs to be proved in order to void a warranty. With Anne Robinson also on the case, it surely won't be long before Jobs is told that he is the weakest link and needs to clean up Apple's act.
The Squaretrade report shows that between the Iphone 3G and the Iphone 3GS, reported problems with the device's touchscreen decreased, which is not surprising given that production has matured. However power related problems are on the increase, including battery issues. Jobs' made the forward thinking decision that battery replacement is far beyond the technical abilities of his flock, instead sticking to the simpler option of making them fork over more cash for another Iphone when the battery inevitably expires.
So as British punters get ready to shake off the budget blues and spend a good percentage of the national debt on Jobs' new toy, it's important to remember that whenever a new Apple product hits the shelves, it takes several revisions before reliability comes up to scratch.
However, according to these figures, even then Jobs' Mob can't really get things right. µ
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Next time you copy/paste some article from another site, could you please think of copying only the stuff relevant to what you think you want to say ?
Share with this, that and their dog has never brought anything to a discussion.
Just saying, is all.
Well, in the sense that it's badly written, badly researched, just plain bad.
I hope the Inq asks him to pay them for the shame of this piece of used pants.
3 people in a class of 12 I'm in have had the screens on their i devices shatter, whereas I'm perfectly happy to battery my resistive screen'd HTC with a hammer or throw it to the floor or chuck it across the room, because I know it won't break. It's still fine after 2 years. What's more, my teacher is skipping our lesson tomorrow to go out to get this new Iphone...
"However, according to these figures, even then Jobs' Mob can't really get things right."
Actually, that accurately describes today's Inq....
...or you could assume that's why thousands of iPhones languish on store shelves unsold.
Oh, wait a minute.....
50 bucks says they only publish these stories to have a laugh ( like I do ) from apple's Fanny's.
Hate Apple, hate Iphoneys - Love Android
Latif has his head so far up his a$$ that I bet he can see daylight!
Nuh-uh. As the article even goes on to explain, only 7.5% are reported to have failed - the rest (18%) are damaged by accident (falls etc.). So where in heck did this 25% "failure" figure come from? Out if the INQ's ass, as usual...
LOL, my Sony Ericsson k790a is now over 4 years old but doesn't have a scratch on it. It's solid, has a brushed aluminum surface, and the battery still lasts A WEEK after four years.
Oh, I know, it's not a SMART PHONE... well, actually it is, as it's not a piece of garbage like the iphone and all the other touch screen phones. Seriously, why would anybody buy anything with a screen like that to carry in their pocket? You people do know that the companies making that crap see you all coming from a mile away?
APLLE DOES NOT MAKE INDESTRUCTIBLE PHONES
The way some people abuse there belongings i can see why!!! screens crack lol
Nokia has the highest failure rate or phone returns actually this coming from information from a few people high up at Nokia HQ
the ipad sells for?? 100 dollars?? and loses value as soon as you walk out of the store. not exactly a very good investment. 10 years ago I paid 76 dollars for an SKS rifle which I can now sell for 150 dollars. The moral is if your going to buy toys, buy something that holds it's value and actually has a real world use.
despite that, I may manage to buy a couple of iPhones every year. However, I haven't and won't! No PORN?
I mean.. NO PORN? Big-Jobs-Brother will never see my money!
NO PORN and it's also PRONE to break? Big-Jobs-Brother can be sure I will tell the world plus dog his products are gold coated dog poop!
An iPhone says you're "rich"? What the hell?
The article should have been named, "I'm poor and I hate the rich".
The article was filled more with bashes about money more than about Apple quality. Apple quality is about as good as any other electronic/computer maker. Not great, but not bad either. If an iPhone 4 breaks, well then that's just the way it goes. If you're worried, get the care package.
I'm kind of put off by the fact the 3GS has a non-reflective face and the iPhone 4 is a full blown mirror!
Lawrence, you have hit a new low. I had to check the link you provided to see the conclusion a reader pointed out and it reads, black on white :
"As we have seen before, Apple has created one of the most reliable smart phones on the market, especially considering how the typical cell phone sees more use and abuse than any other consumer electronic item."
Seriously INQ, you have gone from being sarcastically funny to pure garbage. Please hire better journa- I mean bloggers.
your nuts, just because you've had good luck doesnt mean the rest of the world has, almost everyone i know has shattered the iphones screen at least once....and my iPod used to freeze constantly......they're OS for iPhones and iPad is a huge security risk
http://www.macoscompatible.com/news/story/ios_4_addresses_over_60_security_vulnerabilities.html
lots of people i know have been hacked remotely, and had their identity stolen, through their iPhones
Conclusion from the linked report: "As we have seen before, Apple has created one of the most reliable smart phones on the market, especially considering how the typical cell phone sees more use and abuse than any other consumer electronic item."
Funny how that seems to have got lost in translation...
I have had Apple products over the last 5 years and never had any break down!!!!!! these include 5 ipods, 2 Imac's, Apple TV, 3 Iphones, Mac Mini, Macbook Pro
I also do not know anyone out of the 30 People from work or friends or family who have had repairs done on there Iphones!!!!
SERIOUS INCORRECT ARTICLE