I think "profits" was misspelled as "good intentions".
Profit and Greed are Good Intentions now, according to Bloomberg.
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I knew it! It had to be apples fault!
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Surprised Apple's not fined yet.
I think "profits" was misspelled as "good intentions".
I knew it! It had to be apples fault!
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Apple has QC issues of its own. Lord knows we talk about them on this forum every year.MacRumors, where's the articles about the hissing iPhones?
[doublepost=1474281359][/doublepost]All I can say to this is,
Samsung pushed suppliers to meet tighter deadlines for an earlier launch of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 after hearing that the iPhone 7 would have no major design changes, according to a new report published today.
The Bloomberg report cites multiple sources indicating that executives at Samsung saw rumors of Apple's apparent lack of innovation this year as an opportunity, and quickly approved a slew of new features for the Note 7 after getting hold of an early version of the device.
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According to one person familiar with the matter, the select group of top managers "gushed over the upgrades and praised each other's work", and approved a launch date 10 days earlier than last year. Samsung's unveiling was August 3 this year, compared with August 13 in 2015.
When the phones got into customers' hands, reports of exploding handsets began. According to Bloomberg, executives at Samsung headquarters were in shock. Internally, there was a debate over whether to do a full-blown recall or to take less dramatic steps, like a battery replacement program. In the end, Samsung mobile chief decided on a full recall.
Samsung has drawn criticism for the steps it took next. Blindly driven by good intentions, the company announced the recall plans publicly before working out how millions of consumers in 10 countries would actually get replacements.
Asked to confirm that launch deadlines for the Note 7 were shifted, Samsung told Bloomberg that release dates are determined by "the proper completion of the development process and the readiness of the product for the market."
Meanwhile sales of Apple's iPhone 7 appear to have exceeded analysts' expectations, particularly demand for the larger 7 Plus, which was all but sold out across the globe on launch day. The company's choice of black handset color options has also piqued interest among consumers, despite concerns about the lack of a headphone jack on the new devices.
You can read more of the Bloomberg story here.
Article Link: Samsung's Battery Crisis Began With Rumors of a 'Dull' iPhone
Battery too big for the compartment? Try removing the headphone jack.
MacRumors, where's the articles about the hissing iPhones?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3050...faulty-units-overheat-and-literally-melt.htmlSamsung has had fridges explode (http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-44470) and washing machines start fires (http://abc11.com/news/consumers-claim-some-samsung-washing-machines-explode/1056429/) but sure, blame the “dull” iPhone and talk about Samsung’s reputation of high quality products.
Poor journalism.
Very interesting that they would make fun of the head phone jack considering:That's actually a good point.
Quite the irony, given Samsung executives making fun of the iPhone 7 not having a headphone port during the note 7 launch.
Karma, indeed.
The Note 7, had it been done properly and not in a flipping rush like it apparently was, could have been a contender. It was an amazing device the two weeks I had it.
I can already sense Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be awesome thanks to this Note 7 fiasco. Like Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant getting cold before dropping 50 points the next game. You come from a 3-1 like LeBron James' team did in the Finals. You come back stronger from the hate and criticism when your back is against the wall.
The moment you feel angry, hated, or make mistakes is the moment you become more focused next time. A time for reflection. This is why Note 8 is going to rule next year.
I don't believe this horse crap for one second. Samsung is just being Samsung. Always rushing and trying to fit all the latest tech into their product. Wtf does an iPhone that's either going to be really good or lackluster have to do with how Samsung makes their devices???
Deflection, thy name is smacrumon.
I agree. I would say one of the biggest reasons I buy Apple products is because I trust them. The company marches to its own drum and might make seemingly unbearable decisions ( like remove the headphone jack) but it backs itself and lets the competition do what it likes. It never is frightened what the others are doing.This event is likely to tarnish Samsung's reputation for some time and one of the reasons it'd take something special for me not buy an Apple device. Boring or not, I'd rather something that is reliable and has been appropriately tested before shipping.
If you're tempted to cite touch-gate, iPhone 4 signal, and bending phone issues as being proof that Apple's QA has slipped, that's nowhere near comparable to exploding phones.
Don't you think that perhaps the reason why Apple makes so few mistakes is precisely because they take their time to get things right? Just because we don't see them failing behind closed doors doesn't mean they haven't experienced their fair share of failures. It just means that they chose to fail in private, rather than let the consumer bear the brunt and the fallout of their failures.Samsung is richer than both Sony and Toyota before they went through their recall. You owe up to it and move on. Then you come back harder with better products.
I can already sense Samsung Galaxy Note8 will be awesome thanks to this Note7 fiasco. Like Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant getting cold before dropping 50 points the next game. You come from a 3-1 like LeBron James' team did in the Finals. You come back stronger from the hate and criticism when your back is against the wall.
Before Samsung became a top dog, they were also underdogs just like the nation of South Korea were before against an elite Asian country like Japan which looked to rule the world in the 1980's. What was Samsung during the 1990's? Second rate. Before Apple became a top dog, they almost went bankrupt and had Bill Gates staring down on them from a large screen. Both companies know what it feels like when nobody wants you. Apple felt most of that for over a decade between 1985-1997 (sans Steve Jobs era).
The moment you feel angry, hated, or make mistakes is the moment you become more focused next time. A time for reflection. This is why Note8 is going to rule next year. When people criticized Samsung for ugly, cheap plastic phones 3-4 years ago, how did Samsung react? By beating Apple in design last year with Project Zero. I sometimes wished Apple made major mistakes too so they can't stop acting like these fat cats. But people still reward them with money no matter how stagnant and complacent they've become with these last two DULL upgrades.
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If you're tempted to cite touch-gate, iPhone 4 signal, and bending phone issues as being proof that Apple's QA has slipped, that's nowhere near comparable to exploding phones.
And how precisely is that helping LG's sales again?Apple iPhone 4s corrected this with a better antenna band and arrangement. Apple also offered space gray 5s to remedy slate 5's Scuffgate.
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HTC One M8 corrected M7's mistakes like purple camera, poor battery life, long recharging, and overheating...
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Samsung corrected the S6 edge's camera hump and questionable battery life by packing 1000 mAh more for its successor along with bringing back microSD slot and water/dust resistance.
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Samsung also corrected the ugly design language and build quality that most of the S-line had from 2010-2014 that most reviewers kept whining about. Sexy. A black or jet black iPhone 7 is NOT superior to this design. Sorry, Apple fans. Only weakness is the glass rears. Aesthetically, it is better looking than iPhones since iPhones are still plagued with useless top and bottom ugly bezels.
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Companies will always lock in from their mistakes and correct it. Samsung better bring back removable battery. If LG V20 has a METAL back which is removable and the Galaxy J-series have removable batteries, why can't Samsung bring it back to their productivity series like the Note8?
They need to learn their lesson from the greed of planned obsolescence that Apple enjoys doing by milking their customers with degraded iPhone batteries after two years. What are Notes now? Disposal fashion accessories and future e-waste like iPhones? Stop being Apple. Be LG.
iFixit ratings for S7 edge is 3/10. Needs to go back to 8 or higher like Samsungs from pre-2015. The idea of depending your usage on the life expectancy of a sealed battery is laughable to me. That's backwards thinking. Thank goodness LG never got that memo.
Note8 is going to be great thanks to mistakes of the Note7. The real 7th gen of the Galaxy Note is going to be worth w8ing for...