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Technology Stocks : Apple Inc.
AAPL 272.24+0.5%Dec 23 3:59 PM EST
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To: jeftuxedo who wrote (175189)9/25/2014 11:00:30 PM
From: Ryan Bartholomew   of 213177
 
I tried to gently flex one at the Apple Store yesterday after hearing about this but it wouldn't budge. I took that to mean that you would REALLY have to put some weight on it to get it to bend. Perhaps this should be renamed Obesegate instead.
It's not obese people, back pockets, nor purposeful benders who are to blame. The vast majority of reports I've read come from those who put the phone in front or back pockets that are reasonably tight, even if they worn by someone thin, and repeatedly sit in a manner that puts modest torque on the device over a period of time. While it's possible for a 300lb person wearing tight pants to slam their rear onto a hard bench and bend/crush an iPhone 6 (or many other phones), the problem is more commonly caused by proper/typical use where you store the phone in a pocket that comes under modest but repeated stress when sitting/standing over time. The damage is usally quite subtle... a slight warp that doesn't impact the functionality of the phone... but the worry is that it will increase over time and eventually cause breakage or a decline in performance, particularly with the display.
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