Donald LeBuhn has decided that Apple needs to be punished for selling iPhones made of glass. No, really. The LA resident has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for “misleading customers as to the strength of the glass” used in iPhone 4 handsets
Excuse me while I go recover from the laughing fit LeBuhn just provided me. LeBuhn clearly realizes that the phone is made of glass, but still somehow thinks that the iPhone 4 was too fragile, and that Apple should pay for his repairs.
Here comes the rant
I’ve dropped my iPhone 3G plenty enough to know that repeatedly dropping your phone can result in the screen shattering, which in case LeBuhn isn’t aware of yet, is made from glass. I don’t have an engineering degree, and I couldn’t even begin to tell you the science behind breaking glass, but I don’t need it. I’m armed with common sense, and common sense dictates that glass will break when dropped. Sign me up for a Nobel Prize.
Apple didn’t market the iPhone as “break-proof” and LeBuhn needs to take some responsibility for letting his daughter play with the phone. She dropped it, she broke it, and she should be on the hook to pay the fee to fix it.
Can someone please tell Mr. LeBuhn that glass breaks, and that he broke his phone, because I’m tired of this giant whinefest that’s going on right now.
The iPhone 4 is made of glass, and if you’re not responsible enough to take off your kid-gloves when you’re playing with one, maybe you should go out and buy the worlds most padded iPhone case. Stop blaming others for your irresponsibility. If you can’t stop breaking nice things, don’t buy nice things.
When I drop my phone and it breaks, I foot the bill, because I DROPPED IT.
Please tell me, is it possible to file a class action lawsuit against stupidity in the US? I might have some people I’d like to sue.
Article Via The Next Web
That's not what I said. The point is did apple claim the glass was less likely to break because it was "ultradurable?" Did they tell potential customers that were afraid of the glass issue that they had nothing to worry about.
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Likei don't go and sue the company that makes the fine china when i drop it in my kitchen, because they didn't make it as durable as a kid's sippy cup...
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LikeBut you'd have a *ton*of heartburn if they advertised it as a new product that was much more durable than their previous fine china product yet a plate broke when you dropped it on the floor.....
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LikeIt's not about people being clumsy, it's weather or not Apple made claims that the glass wouldn't break under normal usage. Apple's marketing claims that the iPhone 4 glass as "20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic," and is "ultradurable" having been made from the same material as the "glass used in helicopters and high-speed trains." If they were told at the time of sale that the phone was more durable than the previous version and the fact that third-party warranty provider SquareTrade issued a report stating that in its first four months on market, the iPhone 4 was seeing a reported accident rate that was 68% higher than the iPhone 3GS, primarily the result of broken screens, than there may be a case.
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LikeLook, this all boils down to one thing, is the glass defective or not? You can't change the laws of physics and you can't expect Apple to guarantee that the iPhone screen won't break. The success of this lawsuit hinges on whether or not they can prove the glass is in fact defective, and if Apple knew about it.
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LikeSo I just asked my 12 year old "what happens if you drop something that is glass?"
He said "It breaks."
Therefore I should be suing for my iPhone 4 that hasn't shattered although I have dropped it four times without it breaking.
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LikeYou should consider yourself lucky. I dropped my iPhone -- first time ever -- while coming back from a funeral. The phone landed face down and the screen broke even thought there was a protective case around it. If the phone's glass screens were plastic, I believe it would've survived this 3-foot drop. At the Apple store, no sympathy for me and I ponied up my $199 replacement tax to get another. The point, as mentioned above, is that the iPhone's glass is marketed as much more durable than plastic and shouldn't have broken at such a short fall. Kids are smart and well read from the Internet these days -- perhaps you should've asked your son "what happens when you drop something that is Gorilla glass?" instead.
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LikeI'm not particularly interested in this rant, but I am intrigued by the website name "Macgasm."
It occurrs to me that the reason there are so many people having Macgasms is that there are so many automata engaged in Macsturbation.
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LikeUm well we all know that glass isnt shatter proof
Though when apple promoted the iPhone 4
It was promoted as having a new type of
Glass "GORILLA GLASS" and was put
Through rigorous tests (ON VIDEO) that would make any
Consumer believe it wouldn't break or scratch or shatter..
Look it up it was the very first commercials on YouTube
That was posted.........
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LikeThe glass on my windshield is tougher than the glass on the windows of my house but I don't go throwing things at it as it's still glass.
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Like^ this...author was obviously too busy sucking Steve Job's **** to tell the whole story
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LikeAnd that gets you band for life. Well done.
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LikeThe phones back is glass for a functional reason. Metal hurt the signal and plastic cracked. The glass is an evolution of the product. To be honest it really is the best of both worlds. It's solid and glass has zero impact on the signal.
If you need a case there are plenty that are slim in nature, if that doesn't do the trick then buy a different phone.
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LikeI like the glass, will be sad if iPhone 5 goes back to being plastic like every other Android phone out there.
Take care of your stuff and it will take care of you. THis guy is out for attention and he's getting it. Someone should warn him about hot coffee before he goes and dumps some on his lap...
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LikeExactly. I use my iPhones naked, and I've yet to break or scratch one. I like to think it's because I'm awesome.
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LikeIf there's anything Apple's guilty of it's making the glass case to begin with, but the old "buyers beware" still applies in my opinion.
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LikeI am so clumsy with my phones. All four of my iPhones have been dropped repeatedly, I have never broken any glass (knocks on wood rapidly after typing that..). I do however know that I've been lucky! I also know that my next drop could be the one that shatters it. People and their entitlement piss me off.
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LikeI don't get this generation of entitlement stuff. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I look long and hard at the things I buy. I didn't buy the iPhone 4 because it was made of glass. I knew that I'd break it. It drives me nuts as well.
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LikeI think this controversy can be summed up with one question, "Why the HELL would anyone build a cellphone out of glass?" Why??? Why????
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Like"Entitlement"? Time out! Since when is it "entitlement" to hold a company accountable for it's promises and guarantees? From what you're saying, you're pissed off because someone is trying to hold Apple responsible for its statements that the Gorilla glass is much more durable than plastic. I dropped my iPhone 3GS many times (because I didn't want a case on it and) it was slippery -- it never once broke. I dropped my iPhone 4 just once (it's in a case because I'd read about these breaking screens) yet the screen still shattered. So much for "more durable"!!
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LikeI've actually dropped my iPhone 4 more times than my 3GS. This means I'm lucky or you are unfortunately not. Either way they never guaranteed that you could drop your phone and it wouldn't break. And yes, entitlement, people think they can toss around their phone, spill coffee on their MacBook and then be enraged that Apple will not fix at no cost their mistake.
"I crashed my car into a telephone pole just once and it dented, now Infinity won't fix my car even though they advertise paint that is scratch resistant".
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LikeThere is not now and never was Gorilla Glass in, on, or around the iPhone4. Yes, they claim the material used (GLASS!) is more durable and scratch resistant than what was used in the previous generation, but they don't contain Gorilla Glass and Apple never claimed that, so you're a tad bit off base there.
Gorilla Glass is a Corning product (see http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/) and has been used on the Dell Venue Pro, leading to a phone that is incredibly durable from a screen perspective but sucks in just about every other area.
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