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To: 16yearcycle who wrote (175071)	9/25/2014 3:47:56 AM
From: Ryan Bartholomew	Respond to of 213176

It's all so stupid. there is zero chance apple didn't test the phone for reasonable stresses. Having a 2500 pound fatty sit on the phone isn't reasonable especially when he has a mic and is a retarded google fan boy. There's little doubt they tested the device. The questions are: How did a major design flaw slip through the cracks (same with the now-pulled iOS 8.0.1 update), and how costly it will be? It the warping happened only with back pockets of 300+ lb people, it would be a minor event, but even on Apple fan forums, user reports are making it clear that 120 lb women with tight jeans and 170 kb men with regular pants are included in the affected group when using their front pockets as well. Sure - your 300 lb back-pocket guy might damage it severely and instantly, but slow warping over a few weeks isn't going to be much more pleasant for the others.

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (175071)	9/25/2014 7:57:44 AM
From: Kurthend	Respond to of 213176

Re: Having a 2500 pound fatty sit on the phone isn't reasonable especially when he has a mic and is a retarded google fan boy. Lol

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (175071)	9/25/2014 8:24:48 AM
From: jeftuxedo	Respond to of 213176

16yearcycle, His weight surely must have contributed to the bend, but after listening, my take is that his message is simply that Apple needs to take a hard look at this, and I agree. I went to the Woodcliff Lake, NJ Apple store yesterday (no lines, btw) to see the phones for the first time. They are Really Thin, and having already heard about Bendgate, I tried flexing them. I could tell that it would take a LOT of pressure to get it to bend, but could see that it is possible and probably easier than my 4S which I have in a hard case anyway. In the past, I have accidentally sat on the 4S when it was in my rear pocket but have not had any bending issues. I agree that this is totally being overblown, and probably for the wrong reasons in some cases. Lesson: When I get my new iPhone 6 soon, it will definitely have a hard case! Jef