Apple introduced some cases to go along with both the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. The iPhone 5c’s case looks a lot like Crocs shoes. It also makes for one of the most annoying Apple design missteps I’ve seen recently.
Just look at this. Look at it:
I mean, Apple had the iPhone in hand when it was designing these cases to go along with it. It could have easily made sure that the name was either exposed or covered. Or that the ugly regulatory text was obscured. Mais non.
Update: And it was photoshopped out of the presentation, so they know it looks bad:
@panzer Not sure if you spotted it, but the “iPhone” text on the 5c was removed in at least one part of the keynote. http://t.co/czJWYEYuKN
— Marc Edwards (@marcedwards) September 11, 2013
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