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Apple Faces Inquiries In the EU On iPhone Accidents
o'reor writes "As more cases of iPhone screen explosions emerge in the news on this side of the pond, Apple is now facing official inquiries and lawsuits in France. This situation has forced Apple finally to break silence and acknowledge the incidents: 'We are aware of these reports and we are waiting to receive the iPhones from the customers. Until we have the full details, we don't have anything further to add.' Following those reports, the European Commission had already decided last week to step in, while Apple tried to dismiss the problem as 'isolated incidents.' Meanwhile, iPhone explosion-related sites are now popping up on the Internet, releasing games such as iPop to chill out and relax on the subject, but also giving users advice on preventing iPhone accidents, or detecting imminent explosions."
Li-Ion batteries suck ass. NIMH is far superior.
But who am I to judge?
We're moving backwards in so many areas, opting for cheap, politically acceptable, "green", and in general appealing to the dumb masses instead of going for quality.
Power?
No nuclear for you. No hydroelectric for you.
Try natural gas, another non-renewable, inefficient, stinky ass resource that needs a huge infrastructure.
Try solar panels, the production of which will never be offset throughout the life of the panel.
In the meantime, keep burning that coal!
Cars?
Diesel is a dirty word. Better discourage that.
Instead we'll strain the electrical grid with plug-in electrics and make all the regular cars run on corn to give them shittier mileage and performance.
TVs?
CRTs may be the best display by far if you want any sort of picture quality. But let's push for shitty LCDs and plasmas. Do you know how much it costs to ship CRTs from China?
Schoolin'?
Don't worry, little Timmy might be a fucking moron, but no child will ever be left behind.
Economy?
If we just keep spending, we can fix anything.
Space shuttle?
It's a piece of shit, but let's keep it for a few more years. After all, otherwise we'd be stuck using the RUSSIAN'S spaceships for our pointless dickings around in high-orbit-but-not-quite-outer-space.
802.11n?
What, you mean you want it now?
But we're still reviewing the draft! Go buy a draft-compatible router and hope we don't change the specs and that it isn't a piece of shit.
Communications infrastructure?
Roads/bridges/trains/etc?