Well goodbuy Apple accessories for me. I'll buy something else. Finewoven is inferior to leather. Had the phone case and Apple Watch Band. Both destroyed after 3 months.
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Apple Says 'Goodbye Leather' in New iPhone Ad Following Controversial Switch to 'FineWoven' Material
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Maybe I should change my leather jacket for a FineWoven jacket. See how long that lasts....
Just wish they'd cut out with all this hypocrisy and just create good products and serve customers. A business doesn't need to be a moral vanguard, just be a damn business. Everyone's so focused on causes but disregard product quality and service. For example: I don't care what my car manufactures opinion is on social justice issues, I just want a safe and reliable car, and if an issue is found, then immediately resolving it via a clearly communicating recall.
They'd just start pealing or breaking on the sides sadly. And they grip the lining of my pockets. Finewoven fixed both of these problems for me.
This could be discussing the case or Apple itself.
So replacing a material that is renewable and a byproduct of the food we eat anyway by something that is made from fossil fuels is supposed to be good for the environment?
I got my case on release day back in September and it still looks fine. I'm wondering if it's a reaction to something people are using. Maybe touching their face then touching the phone, etc...
I have the Finewoven case for my 15 Pro Max; when I first bought it, I saturated it with Scotchgard, which turned out to be a truly good idea. Mine looked quite a bit like Ms. Stern's in the photo, and I washed it with Dawn and warm water; it seriously looked new again afterward - even the scratches disappeared.
That being said, I agree with you - they are crap. I should not have to worry with Scotchgarding and washing my freaking phone case.
But there is no need to include PETA in your screed; I've been a member for decades. If you are OK with using the peeled-off, dried flesh of animals who were mistreated and kept in horrible conditions to protect your phone - that's fine, and I sincerely respect your right to do so. But don't criticize those of us who are grossed out by it.
Leather, a material humans have made use of for thousands of years? No. Good bye fine woven on the other hand… yes please 🙏🏻
What’s really frustrating about this is there isn’t really any facts that ditching leather is environmentally sound. There’s a lot of opinion. I don’t think people realize we don’t kill cows for leather, cows are killed for meat. Leather is a byproduct. It ensures less of the cow is wasted. And leather is superior to many fabrics and to all synthetics in my opinion. So until everyone on earth quits eating beef, leather isn’t going away and a few iPhone cases aren’t going to break the bank. Also, Do they know the environmental costs of producing synthetic materials (usually carbon heavy)?
What he means is the fit of the cases. You used to be able to use last years phone case with the current year but Apple keeps slightly tweaking the camera layout every year recently which is super annoying but smart for them for business. Ironically it creates more waste by not being able to reuse cases for a couple years. You’d think thats worse for the planet but logic rarely has a place in regard to corporate virtue signaling.
Shhhhhhh you aren’t supposed to say that 🤣
Goodbye Apple leather. Welcome Andar leather.
Well, I guess there's no doubt that it's biodegradable. I guess the downside of biodegradable is when it degrades before you're done using it.
Hopefully they improve the silicon. I had to order a new silicone case for my 13 Peo Max because it has a hole in the top right corner of the case. The case isn't even 2 years old yet. My other 13 Pro Max is in a leather case and it still looks brand new.
Apple can shove it. And their latter leather cases sucked balls anyway. More like plastic. Bullstrap is 100% FTW and you can safely leave the virtue signalling at the door when buying 👌
Mercedes-Benz once created a very reliable car and they almost went bankrupt
There must be a “traffic” in the business if you know what I mean.
Probably. Except some of the management beltbusters…
