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Apple Blames 'External Forces' For Exploding iPhones
Shome writes "Apple has stated that there is no evidence that recent iPhone explosions reported by users are connected to overheating of batteries.
It may be stated that French consumer affairs authorities have started their own investigation on the reported explosions, some of which have caused minor injuries to the users, and are studying the phone's safety features.
The Inquirer runs a piece that blames Apple for blaming its customers. 'This mysterious force is not God, or a rival religion, nor does it require any metaphysics to understand. An "external force" is just Apple's term for the black shirted people who believe that everything that Apple makes is wonderful. It is what other companies call their "customers," writes Nick Farrell.'"
Remember when Microsoft showed the Mojave experiment on TV ads? There's nothing wrong with Vista, there's just something wrong with you!
You don't blame your customers, even if they deserve it. You'll just look like a big corporate douche bag. Apologize and pretend to "resolve the issue", while doing nothing at all. (*cough* xp sp2 *cough*)
It's Apple's responsibility to pick non-shitty vendors.
Seagate is a shitty vendor.
1: LOL Tom's Hardware. The most money-hatted review site ever.
2: LOL your "statistic" is a forum poll, with 88 votes. All you're seeing is which brand is more popular. (Hint: Seagate is cheaper than WD.)
3: Physical reliability is not the issue here. Ever try to get a firmware update from Seagate? Or a changelog if you manage to get a firmware update? Ever try to get SeaTools to work? Seagate simply has terrible support and documentation. But they're cheaper, so Apple and others choose them.
FUCK YOU APPLE! /rant
I think I'm going to buy a mac mini to replace my G4 cube ... not sure the best time to buy tho :-|
On display here is the species fanboius subconscious subvertus. As you can see, even while it is filled with rage at the abuse it receives from its computer goods supplier, it, like the domestically-abused meth-addicted white trash mother-of-five, finds itself immediately returning to the one who is the direct cause of its pain. Perhaps it is the fear of being alone that draws this poor creature back into the clutches of its personal tyrant. Or perhaps it is fear of being ridiculed by its common companion hipsterus arrogancium than keeps it coming back for more. Whatever the case may be, this is creature is truly one of the most pitiable we have ever studied.
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
Guess what? Li-Po's don't explode...but NiCds Do. ....iPhones do not use Li-ion batteries