I've long despised Apple's ethos...
... of contempt and secrecy, their refusal as company policy to answer journalists' questions, their smug complacency of apparently renting you a phone which they retain the right to brick if they don't like the owner's usage of it...
This episode just adds to the list. If they simply came out and said "Yes, it bends if you treat it *really* stupidly" I'd have far more respect for them.