Refurbished Note 7's
Mar 29, 2017, 9:47 am
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If I were Samsung, I would be more worried about if the company head, and in effect the company, will survive the bribery charges. The previous company head was convicted twice but avoided jail time via presidential pardons. This time, the chaebol is connected to former President Park who just got impeached. I doubt the current acting president or the new president to be elected next month will pardon him. The new administration will want to distance themselves from the Park administration.
Bribery is just how businesses are done in Asia. Samsung would not have gotten to where they are now without greasing palms along the way.
Bribery is just how businesses are done in Asia. Samsung would not have gotten to where they are now without greasing palms along the way.
Mar 29, 2017, 10:11 am
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The S8 is to be announced today. In anticipation, the Samsung retail store in Singapore burned down last night.
Mar 29, 2017, 10:15 am
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Mar 29, 2017, 10:57 am
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Over a hundred sounds a bit.... exaggerated.
As for the iPhone fires, well I don't know where you got your reports, but there was definitely more than one fire.
Mar 29, 2017, 10:58 am
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The S8 is to be announced today. In anticipation, the Samsung retail store in Singapore burned down last night.
Mar 30, 2017, 6:47 am
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There was definitely a design problem with the Note 7. Anyone who claims otherwise is deluded. It is true that every device has a few that will burn, though. And it will take only one of these refurb Note 7's to create a major headache for Samsung. Further, you just know that at least some people will be intentionally trying to make them burn.
Mar 30, 2017, 10:48 am
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Feel free to take your skepticism up with CPSC. And the Samsung Corporation. Links are in the article.
But in a world of thruthiness, I suppose the fact that it "sounds...exaggerated" is enough for some.
I'm open to your factual, substantiated data of iPhones catching fire, not due to misuse. I haven't found it. Yes, I validate data before I post.
While CNET tends to hear about just a few exploding devices each year, Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire as many as 112 times after only one month on sale.
(That's based on official tallies of 92 incidents in the US, plus at least 17 in Korea, 1 in Taiwan and 2 in Australia.)
Update, September 15, 2016 at 2:00p.m. PT: Updated tally with official US incident count from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(That's based on official tallies of 92 incidents in the US, plus at least 17 in Korea, 1 in Taiwan and 2 in Australia.)
Update, September 15, 2016 at 2:00p.m. PT: Updated tally with official US incident count from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Incidents/Injuries:
Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S.
Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S.
Samsung says it received 92 reports of batteries in the popular smartphone overheating in the U.S.,
I'm open to your factual, substantiated data of iPhones catching fire, not due to misuse. I haven't found it. Yes, I validate data before I post.
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