On Monday, August 11, 2014 9:55:00 AM UTC-4, Michael Black wrote:
I'm not sure it's "mechanical abuse" so much as a stress point. Any

connector that gets used regularly is likely to show problems. And it is

because the solder is most of what's holding the connector in place. Add

that epoxy, it will be stronger afterwards.



Michael

I would call that stress point a design defect. Apple had a good idea with the magnetic connection.