So then nothing about understanding user responsibility.
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Samsung Runs Full-Page Ads Apologizing to Consumers for Note 7 Fiasco
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Run away run away with blah blah blah.
Well done.
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) be like... this message will self destruct in 5 seconds. **starts running profusely out of harms way**
You mean that article quoting three owners? One where the fire department couldn't pinpoint the garage fire on the phone, one where Samsung's insurance company is putting a family up in a condo while checking things out, and one where the owner gave the phone to the CPSC instead of to Samsung?
Also, reading the CPSC reports, it's interesting how many are from people wanting a new phone, but have no evidence they owned a Note 7 to begin with.
Note 7 fires haven't killed anyone either. The only smartphone fire that I've ever heard of killing someone, was from an iPhone.
As pointed out many times, in-cabin smartphone fires have proven to not be deadly, and in fact pilots and the FAA prefer lithium battery devices in the cabin (not in the hold!) where such fires can be taken care of by the crew.
Also, no Note 7 fires were reported in flight. Only iPhone fires have so far. And I doubt you'll stop flying because of those.
Yes, Samsung pre-announced a recall ahead of the CPSC announcement. Apple has done the same thing with their own fire prone devices, as recently as this year. It's not uncommon for companies to do this because it shows that they're starting out voluntarily.
No, it's not criminal, any more than when Apple refused to take responsibility for their own fire hazard devices until sued by class action.
When Samsung did the replacements, they clearly thought they knew the cause, and the CPSC reviewed their test documentation and approved it.
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Look, they deserve some bashing for this, but at least use facts and skip the hyperbole and chicken little stuff.
Ok so then why do it? What exactly did Samsung accomplish by placing newspaper apologies, not to mention targeting a demographic that most likely doesn't own a Note 7, or even knows what Samsung is? Congrats on saving a few dollars with cheap print... The only reason we're even having this discussion is because MR posted this article. You know how the old saying goes, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
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Yet, here you are participating in your "Tit for Tat" discussion with another forum member, All while disparaging against @Tycho24 stating "I don't think you comprehended what I typed." That's rude and condescending.
Back on topic: You mentioned earlier "Samsung are doing a good job of making amends." Really? Please elaborate on how Samsung is "Doing a good job?"
I'm interested in reading your hypothesis on how you think Samsung is doing a "Good job." Why? Because they offered replacement devices? Apologized for the umpteenth time? Wrote an apology letter? Cooperated with the FAA? Offered $100.00 discount to customers?
Is Samsung doing a "Good job" making amends to the victims who were subjected to injury or property damage? Please provide sources or links to where others can read how Samsung is doing a "Good Job."
That the note 7 fires didn't kill someone is luck comparing against that one iPhone fire. And what does in-cabin fires have to do with anything? There weren't any because of what transpired with the recall and airline ban. It was an accident waiting to happen.
Samsung engineers still don't know the root cause of this issue.
Lol, who comes to a DISCUSSION board & refuses to have a discussion??
You remind me of that 1st Trump debate, where he threw a big fit & said he just wasn't going to show up any more if the moderator was going to "be mean".
Let it roll off you @Relentless Power!
For whatever reason, he does NOT like his opinion challenged at all.
I was responding to someone who said: "... please don't bring it on the same flight as me because I am not quite ready to shuffle off this mortal coil," as if an in-cabin smartphone fire would kill him.
There's been enough in-cabin lithium battery fires over the past three decades to prove otherwise.
Which no doubt they'd love to know and publicize, since then they could reassure future buyers. The fact that they haven't figured it out, is indeed odd.
I think Apple once got a patent on internal sensors to log what a user does to a device. That would be useful. It doesn't take a lot to start a lithium battery on a failure path. Sitting on it. Charging when very cold or hot. And so forth.
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Not naive, more motivated by a skewed sense of loyalty to everything not Apple, which is why he, and others come here. At times you wonder if the Samsung PR dept camp here waiting to post stuff like that.
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You hit a raw nerve. Watch out, he'll complain to the mods and have you banned. It's his MO.
