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Apple Digging into Accounts of iPhone Explosions in Europe
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You may want that, but that'd be extremely selfish and unwarranted. Here's what Apple owes the guy:
- an apology
- a new iPhone
- compensation for medical bills to treat the eye injury
- compensation for lost wages due to the eye injury (and not BS psychological injuries)
Quite frankly the other stories in the article, at least the one about the iPod jumping 3 metres in the air, is not believable.
I was wondering when this was going to make the MacRumors pages.
It is odd that it is always Europe. Apple is probably working hard to figure that one out. Maybe it is the voltage. It's not enough to fret over, though. Could be these phones were exposed to questionable use before they destructed.
It is odd that it is always Europe. Apple is probably working hard to figure that one out. Maybe it is the voltage. It's not enough to fret over, though. Could be these phones were exposed to questionable use before they destructed.
Yeah, the engineers didn't realize the voltage is different. Sounds veeery plausible.
Oh, well. 30 million devices out there. A few are BOUND to detonate, or emit mind-control gas, or grow legs and and start a vendetta against humanity. It's just simple probability.
Now I'm thinking of adding a random hissing sound to my iPhone game. Maybe once a month or so.
Now I'm thinking of adding a random hissing sound to my iPhone game. Maybe once a month or so.
How about the "iPop Tart?"
Hey! With Apple's history of toasting us with a few notable products, they should re-name this the iPop Tart.
Hey! With Apple's history of toasting us with a few notable products, they should re-name this the iPop Tart.
As a company, you never apologize until you know for sure you've done something wrong. Apple is still waiting to examine the phone(s) in question, so they don't know whether they are at fault.
For that matter, neither does anyone else.
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There is an obvious lack of info. I'm no expert in electrical engineering but I'd tend to think that there had to be some sign of this before it happened. A battery or whatever doesn't just randomly explode. I do admit that it is possible for a battery to explode. Was the iPhone left in direct sunlight for awhile, was it hot, ... ? I'm not necessarily saying misuse but there must be some underlying logical reason that likely was a little more obvious than hissing. Unless it was fairly loud hissing, in which case, I'd put down my iPhone mighty quick or face it away from me at the minimum.
There is an obvious lack of info. I'm no expert in electrical engineering but I'd tend to think that there had to be some sign of this before it happened. A battery or whatever doesn't just randomly explode. I do admit that it is possible for a battery to explode. Was the iPhone left in direct sunlight for awhile, was it hot, ... ? I'm not necessarily saying misuse but there must be some underlying logical reason that likely was a little more obvious than hissing. Unless it was fairly loud hissing, in which case, I'd put down my iPhone mighty quick or face it away from me at the minimum.
The only persons that know anything about how Apple handles these kinds of situations are the affected. Apple does not apologize until the causes are completely investigated. Apologizing would be akin to admitting responsibility and hence Apple would be liable.
You don't know how Apple thinks about or treats it's employees (and don't bring the suicide of this Chinese guy up. Read up on the matter first..), and neither do most people here (including me).
I'm not saying Apple is a holy company, but they are certainly no worse than other companies.
I really wonder why people are so passionate or hateful about Apple. I'm a shareholder and like their products, but I do not see Jobs or Apple as the manifestation of God or the Devil.
Dubious claims blown out of proportion.
Out of tens of millions of iPhones, only what these dubious cases in which there is really no hard scientific evidence that it's the device, not the user. In addition even if these did happen, there were no proof that injuries were caused by manufacturer defect.
Out of tens of millions of iPhones, only what these dubious cases in which there is really no hard scientific evidence that it's the device, not the user. In addition even if these did happen, there were no proof that injuries were caused by manufacturer defect.
cx: *watches youtube on toilet, and drops their 3GS in*
cx: *calls applecare*
rep: looks you have liquid damage
cx: omgnowai!
rep: wanna pay for an oow repair?
cx: hell no! *hangs up*
cx: *plugs wet phone into wall so it frys, battery bloats, and shatters screen, pretends to have shards in eyes*
cx: *calls in again*
rep: we diddnt sell it to you like that, too bad.
cx: FML.
cx: *calls applecare*
rep: looks you have liquid damage
cx:
omgnowai!rep: wanna pay for an oow repair?
cx:
hell no! *hangs up*cx: *plugs wet phone into wall so it frys, battery bloats, and shatters screen, pretends to have shards in eyes*
cx: *calls in again*
rep: we diddnt sell it to you like that, too bad.
cx: FML.
Poisonous baby milk. Check.
Toxic toy paint. Check.
Exploding iPhones expelling sharp glass shrapnel. Check.
Life would never be dull, if everything was manufactured in China..
(I kid.. I kid.. I've no idea who or what is responsible for the failure).
Toxic toy paint. Check.
Exploding iPhones expelling sharp glass shrapnel. Check.
Life would never be dull, if everything was manufactured in China..
(I kid.. I kid.. I've no idea who or what is responsible for the failure).
It's bogus!!!
Just look at the screen. It's cracked everywhere. The only thing that can cause something like that is if he sat on it. Then the hissing noise started most likely the crossing of wires due to the already damaged frame and body.
Just look at the screen. It's cracked everywhere. The only thing that can cause something like that is if he sat on it. Then the hissing noise started most likely the crossing of wires due to the already damaged frame and body.
Probably real but since you get duff units in every mass marketed product I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Only if he wears an eye patch with the
on it. Anyone remember the bad guy on Last Action Hero with the cool glass eyes? I would totally wear one with the logo on it!So, what we might have is a faulty battery expanding, and exerting pressure on the display, which has a glass front, and the pressure grew to a point where the screen shattered. It's not an "explosion" really.
The problem is with millions of devices, a few will get faulty batteries - a third party component remember.
Apple might have to tweak the design to stop the pressure having an effect on the screen - maybe some bars/grids for rigidity behind the display.
The problem is with millions of devices, a few will get faulty batteries - a third party component remember.
Apple might have to tweak the design to stop the pressure having an effect on the screen - maybe some bars/grids for rigidity behind the display.