To: Kevin Podsiadlik who wrote (175208 ) 9/26/2014 9:58:55 AM From: Ryan Bartholomew Respond to And yet when it came to another problem occurring at the same time, the iOS 8.01 debacle, that same customer base wasted no time at all in making Apple acutely aware there was a problem, so much so that the update was pulled before most customers even knew it had been out. Which is more likely? That update effectively bricked phones immediately. The bend issue is extremely subtle in the vast majority of cases, requiring close examination to determine the most subtle curvature after a week of use, and the phone functionality isn't compromised. Even at that, I suspect that most who bricked their phones didn't contact Apple HQ directly, either. Or a bunch of anonymous bloggers -- many of them just echoes of each other -- with an anti-Apple bias piling on with claims that might not be entirely on the up-and-up? Some are anti-Apple indeed, but again, they aren't ranting about something they're inspired to do on purpose. Many aren't anonymous, and you can find plenty of well-respected publishers detailing their cases. Ah of course. Because those don't EVER attract trolls. You asked how to determine how frequent the reports have been. Take a minute to scroll through a dozen. You'll certainly see some 'trolls', but you'll find that many of the reports are accompanies by photos, descriptions, etc. Hard to imagine so many would have the motivation to purposefully damage their expensive new phone just for kicks.
