Ok, thank you for your quote about fairness. It allows me to write my views about the whole opening post.
I don’t care about the IP Certification. I have one device certified and a OnePlus 6T. For my everyday use, they both do the job without me having a single problem.
The problem I have with Mr. Pei post is the fluff and how elaborated and pretentious sentences prevent him to be objective about something this simple, and that makes it a joke and a terrible way of communicating something to their costumers before they buy a new device.
All this could have be written like this:
“Hello community,
We know you are eager to know if the our next devices will be IP Certified. We want to be clear about this before you spend your hard earned cash: they are not be certified, because that’s a process that costs money and, inevitable, we would have to pass that cost to the final price. We are just being frontal about the nature of this business.
We are confident, however, the devices will be able to handle everyday situations, like a little bit of rain when you run to the bus stop or to your car. Please have in mind this won’t be covered under warranty, so we ask you to please take care of your device.
The devices will be stunning and you’ll have a hard time leaving them behind, but please don’t shower with them or take them to the pool or the ocean with you.
If you have any questions, we are going to be around before May 14th so you know everything you need. Just leave us a comment below and we'll answer as soon as it is possible".
But no. The messages says:
How is a message with a bucket relatable? How is it “the simplest way to prove” anything?
More: OnePlus can’t do this “edgy” game anymore. The message is clear: after the OnePlus 6/6T and especially with the OnePlus 7 Pro, they are going after the big league. I don’t have a problem with that.
However, you can’t be proud of a stylish message on the New York Times, targeted to let the Apple and Samsung fans know that OnePlus exists, and then return to the “edgy and sassy” OnePlus when it’s time to not mention something like IP ratings.
OnePlus is clear with the display and the design. They should be clear with everything. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Period.
Do not try and mask something that can lead to a backlash with a “lelz, buckets” post. Be clear before the backlash happens. The OnePlus 6T is not rated. How hard can it be to show that to the costumers?
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