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Apple confirms it will no longer use leather for new Apple accessories, starting today.
(www.macrumors.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2023
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It won't last like leather
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.
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 obsolescence~~ continuous innovation a cornerstone of their business.
Agreed, however with a phone I think leather cases are a waste. You're not getting the longevity benefits so are contributing to less ethical environmental practises.
Boots/wallets/belts which you'll keep for a lifetime are surely better in the long term than man made alternatives which last a year and need replacements.
Leather case means less micro plastics. Which really doesn't matter to the tech industry, unless it's straws at the office.
In my experience with cases, they don't last as long as the phone does. A leather case would out last the phone and not contribute to micro plastics.
I suppose lab grown leather would be the bees knees
That would be interesting. Not sure using bees knees to manufacture it is the best option. We currently have nothing synthetic that has the same properties as leather. It would be good to have a natural non-synthetic alternative.
For example when vivobarefoot stopped using leather for the synthetic alternative. Thier shoes fall apart so fast now and don't provide the same leave of protection.
It outlasts the phone but it's unusable with your next phone so in reality it doesn't