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1. woadwarrior01 · 1790425753 · focus · HN ↗

   > For one, Apple was unwilling to have visible barcodes printed on the envelopes — but it wanted every step of the shipping and delivery of your card tracked. That wasn’t something the US Postal Service did. Apple and the printing company created an invisible barcode that was sprayed on the envelope, visible only under certain UV light, so that the envelope itself would remain unadulterated. And the USPS agreed to scan cards when sent, when processed at mail facilities, up to and including when they went out on a mail truck for delivery.

   This is classic Steve Jobs. Sheer force of will.

   1. sneak · 1790439752 · focus · HN ↗

      The amount of work that went into getting regulators IN EVERY JURISDICTION IN THE WORLD to let Apple put the regulatory markings behind an info button in the OS (instead of printed on the device) just so that the back of the phone can be clean of all text and iconography except the Apple is absolutely mindblowing.

      I appreciate it SO MUCH. I remember on the 7 or 8 when it happened how totally blown away I was.

      Now there’s less visual/symbol spam in my daily view of an object I (and billions of others) use constantly. This stuff is way more important than people think.

      1. flaunf221 · 1790445403 · focus · HN ↗

         I would maybe appreciate things like this, if manufactures made phones with solid grip and not by visuals or metrics like thickness measured at thinnest point. But as they are all of them go into bumper cases that hide whatever they have on the back.

         1. karlgkk · 1790456723 · focus · HN ↗

            Speak for yourself, I don’t use a case.

            1. garbagewoman · 1790498526 · focus · HN ↗

               Most people do, so they are speaking for the vast majority

               1. karlgkk · 1790538139 · focus · HN ↗

                  So then speak for them. Don’t speak for me. Thanks!

                  1. flaunf221 · 1790623341 · focus · HN ↗

                     Noone was speaking for you in the first place - my comment started with "I".

                     1. karlgkk · 1790637989 · focus · HN ↗

                        > But as they are all of them go into bumper cases

                        To be clear, you personally ("I") put all phones ("all of them") into bumper cases?

                        That seems weird, but you were talking about all phones from the manufacturer.

                        So, again, speak for yourself. Thanks!

                        1. flaunf221 · 1790651542 · focus · HN ↗

                           "all (my) phones." What other phones could I be talking about? I don't have control over what happens to anyone else.

                           1. karlgkk · 1790734503 · focus · HN ↗

                              To be clear, you meant something different than you typed, and that’s my problem somehow?

                              Great, have a nice day. I think we’re done here

                        2. garbagewoman · 1790657450 · focus · HN ↗

                           Who are you talking to?

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