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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by overcast on Friday March 03, 2017 @11:47PM (#13789332)
Depressing. I was going to wait till much later to even consider purchasing this. But I definitely won't be until that's addressed.

Why isn't the screen glass?!

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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by kalleboo on Saturday March 04, 2017 @12:23AM (#13789436)
> Why isn't the screen glass?!

Durability when handled roughly by children?

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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by bcook on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:17AM (#13789938)
I dunno. My ~3 year old neice has her own aging, hand-me-down iPad that she mistreats like it was any other $5 toy and it's been going strong for maybe 2 years.
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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by kalleboo on Saturday March 04, 2017 @08:07AM (#13790738)
And yet somehow I see adults everywhere with cracked screens :p

It could be the stronger glass Apple is using is too expensive for the price point Nintendo is aiming at

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Re:Nintendo Switch Teardown by vinceguidry on Saturday March 04, 2017 @10:49AM (#13791355)
Cracked screens happen when you drop it, and kids just don't have enough height on them to generate the forces needed.

Also adults think nothing of putting huge padded cases on kids' iPads. I can't be bothered with a case for my phone.

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