PuddingFeeling [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Apple@lemmy.world · 1 year agoApple confirms it will no longer use leather for new Apple accessories, starting today.www.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1207file-textcross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.world
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minus-squareTammo-Korsai@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI have sixty year old hobnail boots that are still solid. Synthetic material would have failed long ago.
minus-squareBEZORP@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYeah but now imagine they were part of a sixty year old computer. Kind of a waste if you ask me. The electronics here will be grossly obsolete within five years.
minus-squareTammo-Korsai@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI wasn’t implying there was a need for a sixty year old computer, just that some natural materials are superior to their substitutes.
minus-squareBEZORP@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI got that, I was just repeating the number. My point is that leather is more durable than is necessary for a consumer electronic, especially one from Apple which has made planned obsolescence continuous innovation a cornerstone of their business.
minus-squareBEZORP@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoCanvas straps can be good quality, less sticky, and last way beyond the lifespan of any consumer grade electronic device. Not to sound like I’m a textiles expert, so don’t come at me
minus-squaretim-clark@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI’m going on 15yrs for my ostrich wallet. Looks almost new.
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I have sixty year old hobnail boots that are still solid. Synthetic material would have failed long ago.
Yeah but now imagine they were part of a sixty year old computer. Kind of a waste if you ask me.
The electronics here will be grossly obsolete within five years.
I wasn’t implying there was a need for a sixty year old computer, just that some natural materials are superior to their substitutes.
I got that, I was just repeating the number. My point is that leather is more durable than is necessary for a consumer electronic, especially one from Apple which has made
planned obsolescencecontinuous innovation a cornerstone of their business.Canvas straps can be good quality, less sticky, and last way beyond the lifespan of any consumer grade electronic device.
Not to sound like I’m a textiles expert, so don’t come at me
I’m going on 15yrs for my ostrich wallet. Looks almost new.