[Hidden-tech] Apple Glass Breaking

[Shannon Mardis]

Hi John,

The fact is that the durability of Gorilla Glass, just like any product,
depends on the integrity of the manufacturing process. iPhone, Samsung, et
al utilize different factories all over the world to produce phones fast
enough to meet outrageous demand.

Gorilla Glass is made by soaking "normal" glass in a super-heated potassium
salt solution. Without going into the science of it. the heat causes the
sodium ions to be displaced by larger potassium ions, making the glass
tougher and more scratch-resistant... the longer the soak, the sturdier the
glass. Some factories cut corners... leading to inferior product.

Sorry to say it's just the luck of the draw as to whether or not you get
the better glass, regardless of what brand you favor. It has nothing to do
with whether or not Apple vs. Droid products are "better," because they
employ the exact same labs to make their glass. Quality control eventually
catches up to them all, but generally not before a couple thousand duds are
sold.

Best,
Shannon

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 6:30 AM, Paul Stallman <paul at alias-solutions.com>wrote:

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> That all said and I feel sorry for Apple truly I do.  To answer the
> original question. I've seen a lot more people with smashed I phones than
> Samsung phones. I know the original verizon DROID also had problems. Could
> be the new I phone design with the glass to the edge vs a rim. On the
> contrary I've never seen anyone with a cracked ipad screen.
>  On Oct 18, 2012 9:34 AM, "Kevin McAllister" <kevin at inresonance.com>
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>> John:
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>> You might read "Steve Jobs". Good sections on the ground breaking
>> material science that went into the creation of the iPad/iPhone. In face,
>> gorilla glass was "fast tracked" at the CEO level at Corning specifically
>> to meet the needs of Apple and the iPhone/iPad.
>>
>> The fact that Samsung/Google/Amazon/Barnes and Noble/RIM can now make
>> cheaper knockoffs of the look, function and materials of a completely new
>> platform is a tribute to the pioneering engineering, programming and
>> visioning done for them by Jobs and the Apple team. It is a bit amazing
>> that those companies release products with the same shape, same dimensions,
>> same color, same edges, same materials, same icons, same GUI look, same
>> developer program, same product store - and then somehow pretend they have
>> come up with some great new technological breakthrough.
>> (This is not to say that Apple is without labor problems, or other
>> flaws...just that the iPhone, iPad, iTunes, iPod were new platforms.)
>>
>> Your question sounds like the PC/Windows FUD that came out weekly in the
>> eternal Mac/PC wars.
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>> Please don't take this as an attack on you. Sometimes I am just amazed by
>> the tech press and what gets asked and discussed.
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>> feeling cranky today....
>>
>> Kevin
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>> On Oct 17, 2012, at 8:06 PM, Frank Aronson wrote:
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>> I'm pretty sure that Apple is using Gorilla Glass.
>> On Oct 17, 2012 7:57 PM, "john coster" <john.medicineb at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Has anyone heard about anything about Apple I-pads and I-phones being
>>> manufactured with glass that is susceptible to breaking and is
>>> significantly inferior to the "gorilla glass" used in some Androids?
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