Apple case design flaw - broken ipad

Having recently just purchased my shiny new ipad, I made use of the apple supplied case by putting it in the stand position so that I could watch the screen without holding it.
The audio noise was enough for it to lose its balance and topple of the side breaking my ipad. Not a happy customer.
Please be aware of using the case as a stand as it is not fit for purpose.

2 things:
i have this case and there is NO WAY i have enough volume, even at full blast with MANOWAR playing out of it that it will topple anywhere!!
2nd: you used your ipad in its case, in the bathroom whilst you were having a bath??? and now your hunting out an exscuse that your ipad mystically flipped into the bath and got ruined??
if the case is used correctly the chances of the ipad "falling" over are VERY slim! its sits very stable and erect when the back of the caqse is slotted into the slot correctly. on a STABLE SURFACE its not going anywhere unless its wobbled or knocked quite considerably!
i would suggest you had it "balanced" on the edge of the bath..and it wasnt anywhere near stable! the thing that isnt "fit for purpose" is your foolishness at using your ipad, unprotected, next to a bath of water!!
sorry for your loss, but your gonna have to bite the bullet and accept its user error rather than bad product design!
EDIT:
in fact to give you the benfit of the doubt im sitting here with my ipad (in its case standing upright) watching SIN CITY (plenty of gunfire and violent LOUD action!) and typing away on my keyboard replying to you! the Ipad is perfectly stable with me hammering away my keyboard and watching the film! its simply not going anywhere! and it certainly wont go anywhere at full volume watching this movie!!
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