They won't fit new iPhones, IIUC. Third parties will still make them, but they won't be available as rapidly as Apple's cases.
I'm curious how much they're charging for this 'premium' new FineWoven material, which they pitch as a replacement for leather. Will they price it the same? Will people be willing to pay that much?
How many leather cases do you go through per phone? I think they just said they're not making any new leather products, not immediately killing all existing ones. I'm sure the sales channels will eventually dry up though.
Interesting. I still have my iPhone6 leather case (been meaning to throw it out) - it's a bit worn around the edges but it still holds and isn't gummy.
Currently I find otterbox cases are fantastic grip/slide ratio that I prefer to my old leather case.
I don’t personally use leather, but I have been lead to believe that it is the longest-lasting and most repairable material. Are those people just lying to justify their purchasing habits?
You should take better care of your things. A leather case every 3 months is unbelievably wasteful. This type of careless behavior is killing our planet.
I appreciate that you rephrased this from your original comment, which was incredibly dismissive.
But this is still condescending and hyperbolic. I'm as surprised as the next guy that anyone would go through multiple iPhone cases per year, but I don't know anything about him, his family/habits/clumsiness, so I would not make such judgmental remarks.
And from a practical perspective, you will win zero converts by telling strangers on the internet that they are "killing our planet".
The new-er leather cases are no where near the quality of the X, Xs series leather cases. My 5 year old Xs leather case was like a baseball glove from my youth. These newer ones, like the one on my iPhone 14 just doesn't wear the same.
I haven't had a case since the 6, which was nice. I could imagine that as time went on and volume went up, they had to source lousier leather. The cynic in me also wonders if they didn't keep their leather products as nice so that people wouldn't miss it as much after it's replaced by FakeLeather, or whatever they're calling it.
which reminds me, i need to buy extra leather cases.
in any case, this is what happens when you've got nothing to present.