[svlug] Re: OT: G4 Cube plastics (Was: Re: Apple Cinema Display - G4 Cube)

[Jeffrey B. Siegal]

Dave Zarzycki wrote:
> What would you like me to clarify?
> 
> The simple fact is that these plastic molding seems exist on any plastic
> part made from a mold. The reason you don't see them, is because the
> plastic part in question is normally textured, thereby obscuring the
> molding seams.

Some people insist that the cracks they have are not seams from
manufacturing and that they develop and worsen over time.  Maybe they're
full of shit, or maybe Apple is.  Who knows.

Nevertheless, even if it is all seams from molding, Apple is still
screwed.  When you attempt to sell a product based largely on style,
visible blemishes are a simply no no.  Computers and other functional
products can survive visual "cosmetic" defects that "don't affect the
functioning of the product," but fashion/style products can not.