What Makes an iPhone “Safe”?

When it comes to the safety of Apple products, there are a lot of mixed opinions about whether or not they are safe. And by safe, we mean in more ways than one. The first thing we’d like to explore is whether or not Apple products are safe from a cost perspective. Many people do not believe that Apple products are worth the price that Apple charges and therefore are not “safe” from a financial point of view. There is a world of virtual Apple fans who would disagree with this notion yet based on the price it costs to manufacturer Apple products and what Apple charges for them, the evidence tends to lean in a different direction. Another argument is that Apple makes its products in China and is an advocate of child labor and loose laws when it comes to human rights treatment of employees. After the mass suicides that took place in 2010, Apple has done a lot to try and reduce its negative image as far as how they treat their overseas employees. However, if you are a business owner looking to brand your company with a certain technological device, it might not be a good idea to use Apple products from a PR perspective.

Another reason why people think the Apple products are unsafe is because in the 1980’s they used to catch on fire a lot. After Apple got that problem under control, the devices started overheating and burning people frequently in the 1990’s. This wasn’t enough to put the brand under for good, but it certainly gave people a negative perception as far as physical safety is concerned. Apple products have also proven to be insecure. Although the boast being impossible to crack, in every cracking competition there has ever been, Apple products are always the first to be penetrated. This wouldn’t be that big of deal if Apple didn’t boast about how much safer their products were than Microsoft, but they won’t even admit to the fact that their products have faults. This leads to another reason people don’t always have a “safe” perception of Apple products. Apple tends to deny that there is ever anything wrong with its products, its business practices and its advertising. Unlike Microsoft who has openly admitted to its shortcoming, Apple never likes to take the blame, and this face alone angers a lot of people in the tech community.

Finally, it’s a fair assumption to say that Apple wants you to replace your products every two years. Whether or not you should replace your products every two years should be up to the consumer, not the company. Unfortunately, Apple does a good enough job at marketing its products so that people feel like they have to.