Samsung has permanently discontinued production of the Galaxy Note 7, pulling the plug on the smartphone that may be one of the worst product safety fails in tech history.
Following numerous reports that the Galaxy Note 7 was exploding and catching fire, Samsung announced a massive recall of about 2.5 million devices. Unfortunately for the company, the problem was not resolved and replacement devices continued to catch fire.
Today, the company announced it is stopping production of the device for good.
Samsung told TechCrunch:
"We can confirm the report that Samsung has permanently discontinued the production of Galaxy Note7."
"For the benefit of consumers’ safety, we stopped sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7 and have consequently decided to stop production."
Analysts estimate that the end to Note 7 sales could cost Samsung up to $17 billion. "This is the first time that I have seen a product recall go this badly wrong," financial analyst Richard Windsor said in a note to clients. “When it comes to the damage that it will do to Samsung’s brand, we are in uncharted territory”.
If you have a Galaxy Note 7, we recommend taking it back to your cellular provider as soon as possible.
Why is it still exploding after they have switched battery suppliers? If it isn't the battery, then it must be something in the way the phone is designed. Like maybe the curved screen draws too much power or causes overheating. Or their processor? If so, better not buy any Samsung phones with the new processors, or curved screens. Who knows? Do the exploding washing machines have OLED screens??
Well, that's what happens to who just copies without moral. I know Apple copies many features but not aggressively as SameSoon does.
It was ridiculous to see them naming device Note 7 when it supposed to be Note 6 (we all know why) and try to release pre martured product before iPhone 7 launch. I hope they learned something from this disaster.
You must be a Samsung lover! Wake up and smell the burning of your Note 2! Before the iPhone, Samsung designed phones in a certain way, then the iPhone came out and Samsung blatantly copied its design, hence the law suits etc. Samsung have been copying everything Apple has done ever since, its shameless. Apple will release a new feature, 6 months later Samsung copy it. I'm not saying Apple is perfect, they too have ripped off ideas from elsewhere, but Samsung is determined to copy everything successful that Apple does.
First off, "we"? (What a joke when no one agrees.) Second, this isn't about a better business minding company. Third, I don't feel bad for them because they still have the market of home appliances if this affects the mobile market of theirs that badly.
It's not about which company is right or wrong and i'm a total Apple user it is having compassion for Samsung and it's unfortunate situation they are in that can also really effect the jobs and lives of many people
There's a difference between feeling compassion for the workers vs the management team that decided it was a good idea to rush the design and testing of their products. The management team has a track record of falsifying data, lying to shareholders, outright copying of competitors' products etc.
Might has well sue all building owners because of the geometric designs are the same . Might has well 100% of car makers and require 100% of the profits because cars from 1900"s had similar intentions and are considered 100% copies.
GET. DUNKED OOOOONNNNNNNN!!!!!! It's hard to feel sympathy for another company when this is what they get for payback and further attempting to blow their budget on 'ads' just to focus away from their product lineup.
That's a shame. As an avid Apple user I believe competition is healthy and this was a feature rich phone which could help push Apple. Monopolies at the high end aren't a good thing.
Kinda what they get for skipping the 6. They literally came out with the 7 because they wanted it to go with all the other 7's, making fun of the intelligence of the people that think higher numbers mean better products. I'm still waiting for the note 6
This is a BIT different though, because the Note 7 was (by all accounts) rushed through production because Samsung saw an opportunity to rush to market due to the iPhone 7 not being radically changed. If they had just waited, instead of rushing through an incomplete product, maybe it would have been safe. "Not wanting Karma" to come back on Apple would imply there will be a time when Apple does the same thing (and rushes something to market to beat a competitor). That's WAY different than a manufacturing defect causing an unforeseen problem. Samsung rushed, recalled, then rushed again.
Apple won't rush because for one thing, we never see them release a product sooner than whenever they normally release them in, also the batteries explode because the main causes are third party lightning cables which is why there are little to no articles and how it has been proven that these c,a less must be avoided. I understand what you're saying, but from what has happened so far, I just don't see how Apple could rush.
I'm a huge Apple fan but mocking a company in its bad times is calling to shots against karma... At the center are the people working there, people with families, an impossible to assess number might lose their jobs thanks to this crisis, no funny shit at all.
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