WSJ: why Apple's iPhone sapphire plans fell through
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- Anonymous
- tVj
- 20 Nov 2014
AnonD-298939, 20 Nov 2014I remember when this story first broke everyone here was bl... more>signing a deal with no track record company
they deserved it.
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- AnonD-275292
- NH$
- 20 Nov 2014
Why would you make a deal with a company without knowing that it might not be capable? I dont think Apple as a company is that dumb to make deals "hoping" it will work out. The WSJ report might not be telling the whole story.
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- Anonymous
- 9xx
- 20 Nov 2014
AnonD-119097, 20 Nov 2014Sapphire is rare, I suppose. We've plenty of gorillas to go... morebut i want rabbit..
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- Cerbarus
- MVg
- 20 Nov 2014
AnonD-298939, 20 Nov 2014I remember when this story first broke everyone here was bl... moreIt is funny, I think it was me that was agreeing with you....Hey Ho the truth prevails :)
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- AnonD-119097
- PSL
- 20 Nov 2014
Sapphire is rare, I suppose. We've plenty of gorillas to go around. :P
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- Anonymous
- SvC
- 20 Nov 2014
While I feel sorry for GT employees that the project fell through, as a consumer I appreciate that Apple has high manufacturing standards. Ultimately, GT was not able to deliver on its promises. Hopefully someday iPhones will have sapphire screens.
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- Anonymous
- Hkt
- 20 Nov 2014
BC, 20 Nov 2014What about using Gorilla glass then!*umbased speculation ahead* the so called "ion harderned glass" on the new iphones might as well be a version of Corning Gorilla glass. Apple might have given Corning a good deal to let it call it "ion hardened". I say so cos I think Corning holds a patent on "chemical hardening" of glass..
Having seen Apple, it is likely they would not want to give the glass a different name than Gorilla..
*end of speculation **
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- Dave Granger
- mpx
- 20 Nov 2014
What does it matter? If you manage to scratch Gorilla Glass 3 you're either doing it deliberately or just very stupid.
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- Tizo
- fjT
- 20 Nov 2014
then why didn't they make it a special addition? coz they've just destroyed ppls lives
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- Geeky_geek
- svw
- 20 Nov 2014
AnonD-298939, 20 Nov 2014I remember when this story first broke everyone here was bl... moreI would be naming you for an award..
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- Anonymous
- 2@t
- 20 Nov 2014
BC, 20 Nov 2014What about using Gorilla glass then!*unbased speculation ahead* The Ion strengthened glass might actually be a Corning gorilla glass variant for all we know. Apple might have put up a deal with them to let them exclusively use it in their product
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- AnonD-298939
- TIU
- 20 Nov 2014
I remember when this story first broke everyone here was blaming Apple and it was only me pointing the finger at the GT CEO and one person agreed with me.
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- BC
- iL@
- 20 Nov 2014
What about using Gorilla glass then!