"For Apple, this week has been a storm of bad news."
Here are the three "bad news" stories that are really no big deal at all:
1) iPhone 6 and 6 Plus only bent if an unusual amount of pressure was applied to it. Bending only occurred if the user was doing something unintentionally destructive, such as putting the phone in their back pocket and then sitting on it full-force. We also saw intentional cases of bending the phones on YouTube, with the people bending the phone really had to apply extreme pressure using both hands. But in normal situations the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have had no bending problems, and millions of iPhone users are still happily using their iPhone 6 and 6 Plus iPhones WITHOUT any bending occurring!
2) Apple rejected Valve's Steam Link app because the developers of that app DID NOT comply with the agreement and rules for submitting apps to the App Store. Other apps have also been rejected for not complying with the rules. Nothing new here. The rule that the developer broke was that an app must not attempt to "directly or indirectly target iOS users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase." All that the developer needs to do is to revise the app so that there are no direct purchases in the app, and then re-submit the app.
3) It's unknown how many of the almost 50 Million iPhone X sold have had cracked lenses... But it is UNTRUE to say that "the only way to fix it is to have the whole unit replaced at their expense (if you don't have AppleCare+)". All iPhones are covered by a 1-year warranty, so any hardware problems like this one are fully covered at ZERO expense to the user. Also, as in the past, if a hardware problem arises that is caused by a deficiency, Apple has provided extended warranties to cover those problems even beyond the 1-year warranty.
In other words, "Nothing to see here folks, move along".