Comments on: Why shouldn’t I put my iPhone in a case?

By: weckman

weckman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:57:16 +0000

Just recently experienced the worst case scenario for a no-case-purist.

A friend, interested in buying a 3GS himself (there is a 4-6 weeks backorder in Germany for the 32GB model at T-Mobile unfortunately), despite my asking him to pick it up and use it while holding it in his hand, ignored these warnings and played with it while the iPhone lay on a not so clean restaurant table. Pushing and pressing and the like then made for some niiiiiice scratches. I don't really care too much, otherwise I would have bought a case long ago, but still – thanks again for not heeding my warnings, buddy! 🙂

By: erik

erik — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:00:27 +0000

I don't think the point of that article was to "do what Jobs says", but rather the point being that cases can actually harm your iPhone more by trapping dust and dirt underneath them, which causes it to scratch the surface and get underneath the iPhone screen. But maybe I am biased, because I go "naked" as well.

By: HATTZ

HATTZ — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:20:20 +0000

i happen to love the "natural" feel and look of the iphone. But just like many people i don't have a nice shiny desk job, and its funny how easy the iphone can be scratched or cracked. and compared to other phones it doesn't have a work friendly body. i'm sure if Steve jobs drops his phone he can switch it up "like so fast" Protect your investment and Rock the iPhone the way you want!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:43:29 +0000

Personally, I would like to have my iPod Touch with out a case, especially when it's so thin (thinner than iPhone). But the back scratches so easily, not to mention all the smudges and fingerprints, that I am forced into buying a case. I think Apple does this on purpose to strike deals with case makers, but it's not likely. What they need to do is put matte black or silver, like the Macbook Air shell, as the backing, not chrome.

By: misty

misty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:48:19 +0000

I used to go caseless, but the back of my phone got all scratched up from setting it down on my desk at work. I would still prefer caseless, but it just isn't very practical if you like keeping your iPhone all shiny and new looking.

By: weckman

weckman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:56:08 +0000

When using the iPhone, holding it in hand, I for one do indeed prefer the 'pure' experience. I just want my phone to be as small and light as possible, and in my eyes any casing makes the iPhone look kinda cheesy with the cut-outs for the buttons and the front no longer being one flat surface that one can wipe clean.

For carrying it in my back pocket I use a soft suede pouch which is custom made in such a way that it is slightly wider than usual, allowing me (now, after some 'training') to take the iPhone out of the pouch while still in my back pocket and put it back in as well. This way it's always protected when I carry it around, and pristine when I use it out in the open.

Still, not to be misunderstood here, this is a preference, MY preference, and of course I have nothing against someone who decides to customize his experience. For all I care he/she can go all Japanese on it with bright colors and stuff dangling off from it! 🙂 Also: Neither should Apple care, and somehow I really don't think Steve Jobs would really be bothered by that.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:17:46 +0000

Bill Gates said no Apple products in his house so I don't think I will get Apple stuff.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:48:47 +0000

@Joe Wolf
I'm pretty new to the Apple exp, but I definitely like customizing my Mac. I wish I could do a bit more by default on the iPhone, even if it was just software themes.

@PiBlondin
Y'know, with most cases I do wonder how much they'll protect the iPhone. I'd say that Otterbox and that crazy one made out of 3d0 are probably the only ones with really great impact resistance.

@Michael
well, he is a cult figure, I think. And who else can pull off the black turtle neck that well anyway? 😛

By: --baa

--baa — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:31:17 +0000

no case for my iPhone… instead it's kept in the pocket of my purse (thereby protected) and has a egrip trackitback sitcker which keeps it from sliding around.

By: Michael Crowe

Michael Crowe — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:31:13 +0000

I enjoy the phrase "as Jobs intended" here. It deifies him, and I love it.

"As the lord of mac jobs had intended, so shall all thine iPhones go naked, for they know not that they lack clothes, lest they have eaten from the forbidden apple tree"

By: PiBlondin

PiBlondin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:56:40 +0000

I much prefer my phone without a case, but I keep one on anyway to protect it against the occasional drop.

By: Joe Wolf

Joe Wolf — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:51:12 +0000

I've always found it odd that the company that preached/preaches "Think Diffrent" wants absolute control of everyone's iPhone. Customization has always been part of the Apple experiance.