You also seem to be repeating your reply.

And the bumpers aren't proof of anything except perhaps marketing; they could have just decided that the cost of giving everybody free bumpers was cheaper than any brand damage they might otherwise have sustained.

>Seems you are cutting and pasting

You wanted a totally original rephrase for a response to the exact same topic on a different subthread?

>Apple gave away free bumpers with the 4, so yes, it was an issue

Which few really used in the wild, so no, it wasn't.

>Which few really used in the wild, so no, it wasn't. Are you saying the average iPhone user doesn't have a case?