Something about “Crackgate” doesn’t add up
I’m pretty convinced at this stage that the breaking iPhone Duo problem is being exaggerated. After all, it is strange, isn’t it, how swiftly a small handful of complaints placed on a handful of social media sites got picked up and amplified by media so rapidly?
That made me suspicious of the claims.
Apple has made its own statement on these claims now. The company said it is investigating and will replace any devices it finds have genuinely fallen victim to a fault. The company will now be taking a close look at returned units (however many really exist) to identify the cause of the fault, or even if it is caused by a fault at all.
No sooner has Apple begun to investigate the claim than an odd little report emerges from Korea that claims “Korean consumers are rushing to return or resell Apple iPhone Duo.”
That story cites “dozens of posts” on social media from users. Are they the same user or even a bunch of devices in some backroom running an ‘influencer’ operation — the report doesn’t say. At this point I feel as if the story has outrun the evidence.
The report did try to speak to some of the people posting.
It seems odd that none of those cited in the report seem to have actually experienced this problem, though the report describes a loss of confidence in Apple’s built quality caused by the reporting of the problem.
Something about all this smells a little. While I can’t prove anything, my news-sense is tingling that there could be more to this than meets the eye. Particularly since Apple’s iPhone Duo has probably already outsold all the company’s foldable rivals combined this year. In a week.
Perhaps a journalist with extensive resources and a solid international investigative reporting team should take a look.
