If Steve Jobs were still alive, he would have told consumers complaining about scratching on the aluminum and glass designs of the new iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pros, “There is no scratching issue. Stay tuned.”

Just as quickly as consumers got their hands on the new super-thin iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro/17 Pro Max on launch day last Friday, Sept. 19, videos and reports started going viral showing scratches and scuff marks on retail demo units at Apple stores worldwide. The videos threatened a new “scratchgate” for Apple’s new premium smartphones, which start at $999 for the iPhone Air and $1,099 for the iPhone 17 Pro.

Jobs famously told a Gizmodo reader , “There is no reception issue. Stay tuned,” following the launch of the iPhone 4 when consumers found that gripping the phone

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