I wonder how the probability of exploding varies over time. Is it the case that defective batteries fail early? Or does the probability remain level or increase as time passes?
I don’t blame Verizon. It could expose them to significant liability issues.
First Samsung sells an exploding phone to the public. Then it devises a scheme to cripple the phone, against the wishes of the people who bought and thought they owned the device. Who owns the phone?
PING for your Android list. . . if your Android users have NOT taken advantage of Samsung’s recall and replacement of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablet phone, shortly after Christmas, it WILL become a brick unless your phone carrier is Verizon.
However, it looks as if Verizon’s refusal to allow Samsung to brick the Note 7s for safety reasons may mean Verizon will be on the hook for all further fires/explosion damages because Samsung has provided a sure-fire means (pun intended) to render them safe and Verizon has refused to allow its use, thereby continuing the risk to their customers that could have been avoided by bricking the devices.
But what if it's yours?
I wonder how the probability of exploding varies over time. Is it the case that defective batteries fail early? Or does the probability remain level or increase as time passes?
I don’t travel much, but in October I had occasion to fly Jet Blue to two different locations on two separate week-ends.
They don’t let Samsung phones on their planes. So that’s pretty much a deal killer in terms of buying Samsung phones. Fortunately, I had a Motorola, but if I had had a Samsung, that would have given me plenty of incentive to get rid of it and buy something else.
The world population is too stupid to not charge their phone.
We are lost.
While Samsung hinted there will be a Galaxy Note 8, expect Samsung to make the phone a tad thicker (so it could accommodate a proper battery design) and it will likely be the most tested device in Samsung's history.