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Bottom line it didn't.
Their innovation got away from them, they don't even understand it, thus the total recall.
You say teeny weeny, the world says explosive.
Samsung agreed and pulled it.
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Samsung's Note 7 Discontinuation Poised to Cost Company $2.3 Billion
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Bottom line it didn't.
Their innovation got away from them, they don't even understand it, thus the total recall.
Samsung agreed and pulled it.
So, you're saying we would have new 4" iPhone if Samsung was gone? Burn Samsung!
I posted my original message "on the fly".
A. I did find it somewhat strange she decided not to back up her "precious memories" in any way, shape or form. B. If her iPhone 6 was second-hand was it a replacement battery, I wonder? C. I also think she was likely using a knock-off charger.
In the video she said she was glad she didn't have her phone on charge underneath the pillow. I know some sleeping aid apps suggest the best position is underneath the bed sheets whilst plugged into the mains but surely, with an unofficial charger, that's dangerous?
No, that is what happens if you are so used to copying stuff that you forget to build stuff yourself that works and doesn't explode.
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We saw one picture of a Note 7 that was a MacBook killer. Literally. Don't leave a Note 7 lying on your MacBook :-(Guess this is a case of a Samsung device blowing the iPhone out of the water, literally.
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All you have to do is go to "Settings" and turn "Backup" on. There is really no excuse not to have a backup. Your phone can be lost, stolen, dropped from height, die because of normal wear out, or die much too early which is probably the rarest case. In any case a backup makes this absolutely painless.
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It depends how you count this. They might be optimistic and assume that anybody who cannot by a Note 7 buys a Galaxy 7, so there wouldn't be that much loss from not selling. Or they might just count the cost of the actual recall and not count lost sales at all. (That's parts they have purchased that can't be used, all the cost of building a Note 7, selling it to you, taking it back, refunding the money, and getting rid of it in a safe way). The "tens of millions" might also be a bit high.
However, look at this article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/1...s_death_note_7_could_still_cause_a_contagion/ with a claim "According to the latest analyst guesstimates, the Note 7 fiasco could cost Samsung almost $17bn." That would include lost sales of the Note 7 and possibly lost sales of other phones. (And someone posted that his dad is refusing to buy a Samsung TV because of this, which I think isn't quite reasonable, but it happens).
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You want a tech giant to close its doors because of crap quality control on a product. Apple iPhone 4 and the antennae design. The 5 with faulty batteries and lock/wake buttons, the iPhone 6 with a faulty logic board design that caused he infamous touch disease, and don't forget people bending their iPhone 6/6 Plus with little to no effort. And that's just iPhones. Don't even start on the Mac line.
Apple did the right thing and handled the issues, just like Samsung is doing. Doesn't mean they deserve to go out of business. Mistakes happen and they did right by the consumer and scrapped the entire device.
So what advice should I follow again? Please tell me more.
Oh, and before you even say it, I get that some people got hurt from this whole Note 7 thing vs a bending iPhone. Samsung will compensate those people accordingly and do what's right by their customers. Don't demonize the company because of a quality control mistake. Live and learn.
I had already picked a iPhone 7 Plus over a Note 7 before the they started blowing up but I pray that 2017 will be a good year for smartphone design and features. I have this messed up feeling that Apple will keep the same old iPhone 6 design yet again because they want to play it safe. We need Samsung to kick the competition in gear. I for one will not buy a iPhone 7S Plus if it looks exactly the same.
Just why? I may not like Samsung as a company but they are one of the companies that keep Apple on its tooes. Without competition you will have a new "iPhone 6" over and over for many years. And let's be honest, Samsung does make some great stuff too.
This gives me an idea. I think I am going to stamp "caution - defective lithium battery" on all the packages I ship now.
The US Postal Service is too lazy to carry a lot of stuff. Most guns, all tobacco, alcohol, most hazardous materials. FedEx got it's start in part because they were willing to overnight radioactive materials.
We receive hazmat at work all the time, and there's specific paperwork that goes along with it. Look at the video, that's why there's a pouch with documents outside certifying proper packaging. If they catch you without the paperwork, they will bill you a huge hazmat charge, open the package to inspect it, and they are required by law to report you to the DOT for improper shipment of hazardous materials which comes with a $75,000 fine.
See this: http://www.shippingsolutions.com/blog/dot-increases-penalties-for-non-compliance-hazmat-shipping
I will agree with you that the Note 7 seemed to stray from the "copying" theme & I was hoping, mark a time that Samsung was (finally!) planning to do their own designs...
Sadly, w/ this epic fail; I'm not sure that's what will happen.
The last time I was seriously mystified by how any consumer could reward blatant copying & complete lack of integrity, whilst slapping their customers in the face, was the S6.
Not only was it a carbon copy of the iPhone 6/6S in look, jack placement, etc.
But they even went so far as to COMPLETELY neuter their own apologists' ability to defend them by saying things like: "Hey! What choice did they have?? It simply HAD to be designed like this to give us the features we've come to expect as Samsung Android users."; quite to the contrary- the three features (benefits!) that set previous versions apart & allowed S5 users to gloat over iPhone users, were removed with no reason or explanation.
That's right!!!! Literally NOT A SINGLE Android user was clamoring to Samsung & saying: "Please, please.... take away the waterproof ability you gave us in S5 in the next iteration... also, we are tired of having expandable storage; please take away the SD card slot.... oooh, & that removable battery, handy though it may be- remove it as well?!".
No.... these were CLEARLY design choices made to facilitate their phone looking more like an iPhone, at the expense of utility to their users.
I was literally embarrassed for them.
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You haven't shown any reason here why you shouldn't follow your own advice.
You just compounded the reason why you should.
The reason are many, firebombs being one of them.
Yes I see the similarities. All life threatening.
You haven't shown any reason here why you shouldn't follow your own advice.
You just compounded the reason why you should.
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Careful what you wish for. You realize, that would be one fewer supplier for Apple to source parts from? While many of those said parts are of excellent quality, many people on the other hand do believe Samsung's business antics haven't always been impeccable, to put it mildly, but that is however a totally separate issue.
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I don't think you got my post at all.
And the part about geeks/general public does not seem to fit to anything i posted..
I'm not saying they will always be important. And i don't have any personal connection/affection to or with samsung.
I'm just saying they are currently advancing technology. And as long as they do that, they are good for the consumer and i don't see why anyone would want the company to die. They also help pushing Apple forward. Competition is good.
If they stop being important they will obviously disappear like all the manufacturers you listed. So be it. But that time is not here yet and i'm just asking why anyone would profit from them closing down right now. I don't think anyone has given a good reason yet. Except "personal hatred against the company"
Nah
I get what you're saying.
There is nothing special about your post.
It's not even an original comment.
Your just regurgitating what has been been parroted over and over and over by supposed technology agnostic people on this forum for years.
If Samsung mobile was to close up shop today, the vacuum would be picked up by another player.
No player is that important, including Apple.
Technological advances will not cease because of a Samsung or Apple not being in the game anymore.
The game is too big now.
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And yet you reply with the same thing again. Let me break it down:
I'm saying: there is no advantage in samsung closing.
you are replying: someone else will pick it up.
My argument still stands: there is no advantage.
Someone else can come around even if samsung continues.
Yes, advancement will continue even without Samsung or Apple and this was never my point.
My question is still the same: why would you want them to close and what kind of advantage would this bring to the consumer?
You moved the goal post.
You never said anything about "there is no advantage."
So your argument may be able to "sit down" but it can't "still stand" because it was never argued.
You also said "I don't think you got my post at all".
It appears you don't even understand your own post.
In any regard, what you have is an opinion.
I have a different one.
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Yep, exploding batteries in big numbers and having to halt selling and recalling is definitely new = innovation?
You seem to be forgetting the "advantage" of people being safe from potential smartphone bombs. People would want them to potentially close because they have proven to be negligent and irresponsible. Customers wouldn't have to worry that Samsung may make another explosive device and then not do their due diligence to fix it. People might not have to worry about the safety of loved ones holding a Samsung device. Those are pretty huge advantages I think.
You also claim that Samsung is pushing technology forward and driving Apple forward. Recalling the same phone twice for mass safety concerns is a huge step backward. If anything, they are pulling technology back. Apple doesn't have time for that.
That's an interesting point about the employees who have to open all these defective phones. Extreme caution and hopefully no surprises when they open the boxes. I'm sure UPS has been advised of the situation.
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The reason are many, firebombs being one of them.
Yes I see the similarities. All life threatening.
You haven't shown any reason here why you shouldn't follow your own advice.
You just compounded the reason why you should.
Sounds like I really hit a nerve. If a random stranger can upset you this much, then I truly am sorry.