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After Mocking Apple, Samsung May Remove Power Adapter From Galaxy S21 Box
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I said this was a certainty in the iOS Alternatives forum here last week. Where Apple leads, the world quickly follows/rips them off.
Here we go, the battle of the copycats.. No justice for the end-user who needs to pay for all these frivolous actions. We've been milked quite well, now even more blindfolded. They say, there's always a choice.. it's up to us to support silently or not support all this BS.
In a sane justice system, Apple should not be at fault either way.
To reiterate the car analogy from another post here, should the car manufacturer be liable if I put Diesel in my gasoline tank and that wrecks the engine, just because the manufacturer didn't provide me with enough gasoline for all my driving? Insane!
I remember that in the past people still used bad cables and bad chargers and tried to blame it on Apple.
So no matter what they do, because Apple has deep pockets, people try to extort money from them even with frivolous claims.
The car manufacturer stated a specific requirement for fuel.
Apple didn't say that users must use Apple's own charger. They said users can use their existing chargers, with no mention of specifics. Considering the nature of litigations in the US, it is quite interesting that Apple lawyers missed this. The least Apple should've done is list the required specifications of the chargers, eg. the voltage and current requirements.
I agree. When I grew up in Europe, advertising was not allowed to refer to identifiable competitors. That was changed in the 90s, but I think it is still considered a bit of bad style and heavily regulated, so it remains very rare. Seeing foreign ads that do this, even when it is more oblique like here (Samsung does not actually name Apple, I think) always comes off as awkward to me, and it leaves an unflattering impression of the advertiser. The same was true years ago when I first saw those "Mac vs PC" ads by Apple - they made Apple look like an obnoxious wannabe that could not stand on its own merits. I'm glad they have become more aloof in this regard, and I wish Samsung would learn from that as well. They make some good products that deserve better.
I am using third party chargers for iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro for a long time now, without problems.
USB charging is pretty standard these days, it mostly just works, but you might not get fastest charging without knowing what you're doing. So Apple's statement is absolutely correct, use your existing USB charger.
Well we all knew it was going to happen that Samsung would follow the precedent Apple set but I have to admit I was expecting next year when people had actually forgotten about their current campaign! Perhaps their marketing team had not yet been informed
I mean, we know Samsung are a junk company. They mirror the android fanboy attitude that is obsessed with apple and telling everyone how much better they are than apple. We also know that people have the memory of a fish and won't give a single **** that Samsung have said this and then done the exact same thing a year later.
I’m usually an Apple sheep, but wholeheartedly agree with this.
People do that but I never understood why. Buy a $700+ item and think a $5 charger from the dollar store is going to be a good charger. Some cheaper cases are decent enough, but I’m not trusting any cheap electrical device like that.
We have a loooooot of lawyers here, and a court system that basically lets you attempt to sue someone for anything.
But Samsung can at least claim they saved the environment. Because their chargers have a high tendency of being low quality waste that just ends up in drawer as spare part anyway... I remember well when stuff didn't charge with (suspiciously light) Samsung chargers because their chargers supplied 5V 500mA over a long an thin cable... which likely resulted in a voltage drop below 4,85V.
Meanwhile Apple chargers are specced 5,1V at least to compensate for the drop.
USB-C PD prevents issues like that, but I doubt the quality of the charger increased...
Meanwhile Apple chargers are specced 5,1V at least to compensate for the drop.
USB-C PD prevents issues like that, but I doubt the quality of the charger increased...
I imagine for stuff like this, other companies are just happy to wait for Apple to do the anti consumer stuff first so that they can take up most of the flak.
It’s pretty cringy to read threads like this full of “all Samsung do is copy” and “Samsung have never had an original idea”. I swear I’ve been watching Samsung do all sorts of crazy **** with phones even before the smartphone era for 20 years - some of it works, some of it doesn’t - but unoriginal they are not.
It’s pretty cringy to read threads like this full of “all Samsung do is copy” and “Samsung have never had an original idea”. I swear I’ve been watching Samsung do all sorts of crazy **** with phones even before the smartphone era for 20 years - some of it works, some of it doesn’t - but unoriginal they are not.
If the iPhone is damaged by using a 3rd party charger, maybe.
If a crappy charger catches fire (even while loading an iPhone), I still don't think so.
No. The plaintiff was being thrifty in these difficult times and had the tacit approval of the manufacturer that the third party product he was buying was safe for use with the manufacturer’s product. After all, he bought it at a kiosk with a big sign that said “iPhone 12 Chargers Sold Here” which was located right outside the manufacture’s store located in the mall. Why would the plaintiff believe it was not safe to use?
Any way, that’s the argument you’ll get.
Because it gets an unfortunate few to buy their phones by feeding them some Apple hate. it's a marketing strategy that almost every smartphone manufacturer has used in some form at some time.
Not including a power adapter does indeed do something for the environment. Of course Apple is also saving money in the process, but you can't deny that it's also good for the environment. 🤷♂️
I thought, for a minute there, he’s gonna sue Apple for not including charging plug in the box and he had to buy 3rd party one and that caused the fire. 🤣
Thank you for set it straight.