Are there genuine cases of defective Fold devices amongst high profile tech bloggers? The answer is yes but we have to be intellectually honest in acknowledging that, regardless of the price tag, generation one tech is going to experience a higher defect rate than more mature product offerings and not hold Samsung to a ridiculously high standard of perfection as well as failing to celebrate the things that they got right with the Fold and the tremendous risk to their reputation, which they didn't help themselves by not feeling the need to warn the reviewers not to ruin the screen by removing the protective layer of plastic in much the same way as the warning label on a cup of coffee. In that case, it's just common sense that you should take personal responsibility to avoid being burned by the boiling liquid. Instead, we shift blame to McDonald's because of our sympathy for the person whose negligence caused the problem.
Before proceeding, in the interests of full transparency, I am willing to concede that my own personal understanding, interpretation and recollection of the events and timelines of the rush to nail Samsung to the cross for having the audacity to bring to market a product, that already took eight plus years, too early. Tongue planted firmly in cheek.
Of the four original pre-production units that started a firestorm and rush to judgement without all the facts, strange how it mirrors other current news stories, two were caused by the negligence of the reviewers who removed the glued on protective plastic layer. The third unit, by the admission of the blogsite, could have potentially be caused by modeling clay, that they may have failed to completely remove, could have worked its way under the screen of a device that has no IP rating for dust or particle intrusion.
Point is. Don't rush to judgment without all the facts. I am not saying that anyone involved wasn't honest but other bloggers with no preproduction units or firsthand knowledge ran with the story to fan the flames for personal gain and notoriety. It is strange that the full details were uploaded or published three days later, an eternity in the 24/7 news cycle that we live in.
Do your own research and critical thinking about your decision to take a risk to be an early adopter. Blogger reviews should be part of your research but it is your personal responsibility for the investment decision to purchase the Fold. You should not surrender and give them power that is yours as a consumer in a free market economy. I am personally looking forward to feedback from real, average every day consumers like us on the Fold.