Comment by CaptainOfCoit
1 day ago
Same thing happens with a somewhat expensive musical instrument brand that keeps using that plastic for their buttons.
As far as I can tell, it breaks down slower the more you use it, must be interacting with oils/something from human fingers, as I only have that happen for things that remain in storage for months/years at a time, but the gear with that sort of plastic that I use every day/week doesn't have that happening.
Yeah I had an official silicone iPhone case that was being used for about 8 months, replaced it with a third party leather one about a month ago and already within that time I noticed that the original one has gone all slimy just like those old plastics. There must be something about using it day to day that keeps it from breaking down.