The happy problem refers to the over reporting of Apple news, not smartphone batteries exploding.
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Samsung Recalls New Galaxy Note7 Due to Exploding Batteries [Updated]
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Knew it. I had you pegged from the first comment. Try reading what I said instead of hearing what you "think" I said. Then you might post something relevant.
Difference between an inconvenience and potentially maiming or killing someone. Don't you think?
You're like the 10th person to try googling for this and find isolated cases of batteries having issues in iPhones. Samsung have admitted to a 0.1% failure rate, not a 0.001%. 1 in a 1000 batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 7's may explode with normal use.
a) it's more an inconvenience than losing a hand or an ear
b) apple replaced these phones
Really, you think I should not buy cars from a company that did not issue a recall within two days after finding a problem?
In real life, it takes time to figure out affected vehicles, contact owners, build replacement part inventory, and train for what must be done.
Question: are you a student?
Read the source article. Samsung did not said they were recalling all devices. That was a conjecture on the part of the reporter, and one that makes no sense if you think about it.
To me it sounded like they only plan on recalling the relatively few affected units that have the bad battery.
Nobody said it's not something that requires prompt attention. However, it's only been about two days since they stopped shipments to figure out the problem.
As for the bending, Apple would get less criticism if they had simply admitted what mechanical engineers pointed out was an obvious design flaw... one which they fixed in the next version... instead of letting users think it was all their fault.
How many Teslas have spontaneously blown up?
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You just haven't been here long enough. Please don't waste that much energy in a rebuttal, it's not really that much energy! I will give you the victory this time!
Where the cars likely to explode? Then I'd have to say, yes. By the way were a) and b) too unpalatable to answer?
You already tried patronizing me once and it didn't work out then. For the record and I'm not a student and I'm not that much younger than you (judging by your picture)
Once again
a) Do you think that Samsung merely waiting and seeing if owners of phones that are faulty in a manner which may cause loss of life, limb or property saw something on the news and decided to stop using them? Do you think that's an appropriate level of care for human life?
You have no proof of that.
FWIW, glance over at the "joined date" for you and me. Been here ten years longer than you. But as to the rest, we'll agree to disagree.
Who said anyone was losing any money at all. I'm sure apple will deal with it appropriately, but it's certainly, as noted above, less inconvenient than having a phone explode in your face. Don't you think?
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They "care" only because of the massive injury related lawsuits they could potentially face. What nonsense. Apples customer care is about the best in the business overall, in spite of some of the ramblings in this place.
Honestly thought I'd seen it all but in this thread I've seen: -
- Multiple people trying to equate a fault that may maim or kill to a bent or unresponsive phone (that is typically replaced for free, unlike say, a face or finger)
- Many, many people praise Samsung for taking action when all they have done is stop selling the phone, but have actually done nothing about the many potentially deadly devices in circulation
- Every possible method to distract, redirect blame or guilt, or shut down conversation by making personal attacks
All entirely unironically. Incredible. One can only guess at people's motivations for this level of delusion or dishonesty.
I genuinely hope no-one is hurt or killed by the amoral (lack of) response of Samsung in this.
- Multiple people trying to equate a fault that may maim or kill to a bent or unresponsive phone (that is typically replaced for free, unlike say, a face or finger)
- Many, many people praise Samsung for taking action when all they have done is stop selling the phone, but have actually done nothing about the many potentially deadly devices in circulation
- Every possible method to distract, redirect blame or guilt, or shut down conversation by making personal attacks
All entirely unironically. Incredible. One can only guess at people's motivations for this level of delusion or dishonesty.
I genuinely hope no-one is hurt or killed by the amoral (lack of) response of Samsung in this.
I just know about the Tesla that drove underneath the semi truck when all the sensors failed to detect it was there. Visual sensors where fooled by sunlight reflecting off semi truck side. And radar sensors where aimed low enough so they were looking under truck trailer seeing no vehicle.
More than likely unless damaged in an accident, your Tesla batteries won't ignite. Have not heard of any Volt or Prius batteries self igniting. And their sales volume is much greater.
My only point was when you said you had nothing with Li Ion batteries. I thought the Tesla used Li Ion.
Li Ion battery chemistry is best choice due to the high energy density and lack of chemical memory effect. Using gasoline in vehicles which is highly volatile in vapor state, also has it's dangers. People seem to accept a degree of danger surrounding the use of vehicles. Most of us don't consider that we carry a potential incidiary device around with us in our pocket. Quite unlikely to occur, but still a possibility.
Recent advancements should improve on Li Ion battery safety and energy density. Hopefully will be to market soon. See below.
https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/18/safer-lithium-batteries-stanford/
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise...oping-lithiumion-batteries-to-make-them-safer
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Actually, auto Manufacterers can recall any vehicle for a defect up to 15 years. It's Soley dependent if the defect is pandemic across the same model in a consistent time line. The only reason I mention this is because it seems other forum members are comparing tech recalls compared to auto recalls, when they could not be farther from each other in similarities.
You are so right, and this is unfortunately the state of tech media. Gossip rags like The Verge seem hellbent on taking Apple down. They're indifferent to Samsung, because who cares if you take down an Android manufacturer? 10 more will just grow back in its place.
just for some fairness on a mac forum such as this.... my Apple Watch charger caught fire once.
If Samsung does recall all Galaxy Note 7 phones, it would be a double-whammy on the South Korean stock market along with the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping, which took a sizable portion of the world's container shipping capacity out of operation (though Hyundai Shipping is looking a grabbing a large fraction of Hanjin's asset of operational ships).
I support Apple. Over the years macs, iPhones, iPads, iPods have been the devices I have had the least trouble with and most ease of use. My Windows machines and other phones are gathering dust in basement.
When you make the news for every issue and its a big deal. Thats when you know you made it big.
See how happy Takata is for making the news. Latest air bag explosion death from semi truck carrying Takata air bags along with ammonium nitrate. Set off by air bag that ignited. Explosion felt two miles away. Who needs terrorist's when you have trucking company shipping Takata air bags along with truck full of explosive chemicals.
You had me pegged? O RLY? LMAO dude chill the hell out. See this is what I'm talking you about. You over analyzing and getting overly butt hurt over such a trivial issue.
And "try posting something relevant" oh man, my feelings are hurt now. I just got insulted by some random person on the interwebs, oh whatever will I do...besides laugh uncontrollably