Bearded hipsters and long-haired maidens took to social networks to express their dismay over the problem, which goes by the moniker #Hairgate or #Beardgate on Twitter. Some people seem legitimately upset that Apple couldn’t design a seamless phone, but the humor of the situation was not lost on anyone. #Hairgate is fast becoming a classic Internet meme.
So far Apple has been congratulated on its campaign against hipsters:
The iPhone 6 turns out to be a great anti hipster weapon. Bends in tight hipster jeans AND pulls out ugly hipster beards! Love it! #hairgate — Steven (@Airwaysfoodie) October 6, 2014
Congrats Apple you found a way forcing hipsters to shave #beardgate — فراس (@DavidFeras) October 7, 2014
#Beardgate and #Hairgate have also been scientifically tested by a few brave souls:
#hairgate is real- sort of. This is from my beard on my iPhone 6. I will say that it took several swipes. #ouch pic.twitter.com/rhlPqw4k5s — Phil Quinn (@philquinn1) October 7, 2014
After rubbing my iPhone 6 on my 1 week old beard stubble for about 10 minutes in a variety of directions, I got a pinch #beardgate — Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) October 7, 2014
Even we at Digital Trends have put it to the test. In fact, the image at the top of this post shows one of our brave bearded men trying it out:
This whole #hairgate thing is baloney. 5 bearded @DigitalTrends editors confirm: Nada. Let’s get back to #bendgate — Jeremy Kaplan (@SmashDawg) October 7, 2014
Meanwhile, others plan excursions to the Apple Store to find out if #Hairgate is indeed real (hey, it’s better than destroying public property like these #Bendgate kids):
Going to the Apple Store to see how many hair the iPhone 6 is going to pull out of my body. #hairgate Rubbing all the demo phones on myself. — N⭕️R (@nawDsign) October 4, 2014
A few companies and clever folks encourage iPhone 6 owners to discard their razors and use the new iPhone for a super close shave:
iPhone 6 #hairgate pic.twitter.com/mVhHhvnZ9w — Sir Zee (@zeShxXx) October 7, 2014
Your phone may be smarter than ever, but leave the shaving to the experts. #beardgate pic.twitter.com/eEbH96bdS3 — Gillette (@Gillette) October 6, 2014
#yesweepen_apple Apple apparently extends is brand to razors. #hairgate pic.twitter.com/Cx9yRgYmBv — yesweepen (@yesweepen) October 6, 2014
It looks like #Hairgate is bad news for Apple — it’s even dissuading users from buying the new iPhone:
Terrified to upgrade! “ESQStyle: Apparently the iPhone 6 is Destroying Beards http://t.co/14AzMCGV5w” @thebeardbrand @bandholz #beardgate — Currie Corbin (@CurrieCorbin) October 7, 2014
That’s it — Apple’s doomed … or not:
Apple’s iPhone 6 Sales Nearing 20 Million Mark in first Month – Patently Apple http://t.co/NM7nBNIGYZ #apple
— #Apple News (@applenws) October 6, 2014
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