Apple is a US company. Samsung is a Korean company with a US presence. Not much money here (maybe not much is SK either, but that is a different issue).
Any law firm undertaking a class action suit such as this has to look at the not the likelihood of winning, but instead the likelihood of being paid. Since Samsung is predominantly a SK company, most of the money is there. Not much chance of being paid, is there
See Apple lawsuits against Samsung: They just won a major appeal that will see them getting at least $120 million from Samsung. And Samsung already paid Apple $548 million for the case finally going to the US Supreme Court this coming Tuesday.
Or maybe see the 1000s of lawsuits filed against foreign based companies with US subsidiaries.
A 13-year-old using a Note 7, with the knowledge of this situation? I think the parents should be held accountable in that case.
Stop the damn judgement since you don't know the situation. A 5-year-old can too. Sometimes parents let the child to borrow the phone to watch video for a bit and this happens.
Nothing against Samsung but if these genuine exploding Galaxy 7 continues than(at least) better FAA restricts Galaxy 7 to carry on board of passenger plane. Airport Security can confiscate it like other materials not allowed on plane for the safety of passengers and millions dollar plane and if plane crashes over populated area than those innocent people.
You do realise that would entail searching every person and bag and then identifying which phones were actually Note 7's rather than a similar looking phone. I'm not sure that is practical given everyone has a smartphone, and some carry more than one.
I'd be okay with longer TSA lines and having some kind of tagging system by TSA for Note 7 carriers. It would be foolish to wait for a serious or catastrophic incident in the air. They already ask for electronic devices to be placed in separate bins. Passengers will hate the longer lines and longer wait times, but I'd rather be inconvenienced and safe.
How often do you fly? The only electronic devices that need to come out of your carry-on luggage are large electronics like laptops. You don't even have to pull out an iPad, and so I leave mine in the carry-on every time.
I have never once pulled an iPad or iPhone out of my luggage. Nor has my luggage been pulled aside to investigate what kind of devices these were.
The other poster is correct: it would be impractical to identify the make of every smartphone that passengers carry through the checkpoint.
Nothing against Samsung but if these genuine exploding Galaxy 7 continues than(at least) better FAA restricts Galaxy 7 to carry on board of passenger plane. Airport Security can confiscate it like other materials not allowed on plane for the safety of passengers and millions dollar plane and if plane crashes over populated area than those innocent people.
You do realise that would entail searching every person and bag and then identifying which phones were actually Note 7's rather than a similar looking phone. I'm not sure that is practical given everyone has a smartphone, and some carry more than one.
I am saying at airport security checkpoint where they can easily differentiate Galazy 7 vs other phones like many questionable items taken away for safety on airplane. I am sure if you put in your checked-in baggage than God and luck is all they have for passenger's safety to not explode Galaxy 7 in mid-air.
The items in your carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint go through an X-ray machine, and they only get looked at more closely when something fishy is seen on the image. Expecting every phone to be visually inspected at the check point would definitely cause a disruption in the workflow.
Apple is a US company. Samsung is a Korean company with a US presence. Not much money here (maybe not much is SK either, but that is a different issue).
Any law firm undertaking a class action suit such as this has to look at the not the likelihood of winning, but instead the likelihood of being paid. Since Samsung is predominantly a SK company, most of the money is there. Not much chance of being paid, is there
See Apple lawsuits against Samsung: They just won a major appeal that will see them getting at least $120 million from Samsung. And Samsung already paid Apple $548 million for the case finally going to the US Supreme Court this coming Tuesday.
Or maybe see the 1000s of lawsuits filed against foreign based companies with US subsidiaries.
I think Sammy has some kind of deal with the devil, they seem to be getting away with murder, how many other companies would be getting away with such BS, if this was Apple, well you probably can guess, but man Sammy what kind of unfathomed underhanded scheming do you get up to in the night, things money can buy
How is this any different from a toy recall? In other words, why is this company being given a blind eye?
Because they're not Apple.
Yep. The so-called Touch Disease lawsuits are being trumpeted all over the world by the tech media, including 9TO5MAC. Not a peep about the exploding Samsung phones. No reports of law firms seeking victims to join a class action. No class action filings being reported. C|net is completely mum on the subject but that twink Brian Tong is bashing Apple on all fronts.
Would almost make you think that Samsung has been paying the media to keep quiet. It is not as if the Apple hating media could possibly increase coverage of 'Apple is about to be doomed' scenarios, the latest being 2 generation old iPhone 6 screens, Apple encryption again, tax avoidance, without completely looking ridiculous. As far as CNET, Molly Wood left CNET and is fortunately out of the news now, leaving Brian Tong as you point out and his Apple bashing. He was crossed off my 'worthwhile watching' list years ago.
How is this any different from a toy recall? In other words, why is this company being given a blind eye?
Because they're not Apple.
Yep. The so-called Touch Disease lawsuits are being trumpeted all over the world by the tech media, including 9TO5MAC. Not a peep about the exploding Samsung phones. No reports of law firms seeking victims to join a class action. No class action filings being reported. C|net is completely mum on the subject but that twink Brian Tong is bashing Apple on all fronts.
Thanks for pointing this out. It annoyed me when I went there earlier today.
How is this any different from a toy recall? In other words, why is this company being given a blind eye?
Because they're not Apple.
Yep. The so-called Touch Disease lawsuits are being trumpeted all over the world by the tech media, including 9TO5MAC. Not a peep about the exploding Samsung phones. No reports of law firms seeking victims to join a class action. No class action filings being reported. C|net is completely mum on the subject but that twink Brian Tong is bashing Apple on all fronts.
Remember 9to5mac also have 9to5google. So, they have to be sensitive to Samsung.
OMG it hearing children, call the government, Call Hillary to help save the kids, we can not have a company like Samsung selling products which hurts kids.
How is this any different from a toy recall? In other words, why is this company being given a blind eye?
Because they're not Apple.
Yep. The so-called Touch Disease lawsuits are being trumpeted all over the world by the tech media, including 9TO5MAC. Not a peep about the exploding Samsung phones. No reports of law firms seeking victims to join a class action. No class action filings being reported. C|net is completely mum on the subject but that twink Brian Tong is bashing Apple on all fronts.
Samsung being a Korean company, I wonder if that's the reason the bottom-feeding attorney haven't went after it. Samsung's practice is just litigating everything until the end of time before paying anything out. I think the attorneys know that.
How often do you fly? The only electronic devices that need to come out of your carry-on luggage are large electronics like laptops. You don't even have to pull out an iPad, and so I leave mine in the carry-on every time.
I have never once pulled an iPad or iPhone out of my luggage. Nor has my luggage been pulled aside to investigate what kind of devices these were.
The other poster is correct: it would be impractical to identify the make of every smartphone that passengers carry through the checkpoint.
I fly no more than 4 times a year. But when I do and am asked to put large electronic devices in a bin, I do so with my iPad and cell phone if I'm carrying them with me. It's not a requirement, but since I almost never have luggage to check and have my electronic devices together it's easiest. When I visited London for two weeks this summer, I had luggage, but would never leave electronic devices in that. I'd rather have them available for in-flight usage. I don't have a problem with cell phones being required to be inspected. With so many Note 7 users declaring their loyalty to a potentially dangerous device, I'd rather be safe than sorry. Why chance it? It would be burdensome, but so are TSA checks. I recall the old days when you could accompany fliers to the gate and boarding took minutes. We have to constantly change security procedures to ensure maximum safety. I'd rather we not wait till a smartphone takes down a passenger plane.
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Or maybe see the 1000s of lawsuits filed against foreign based companies with US subsidiaries.
I have never once pulled an iPad or iPhone out of my luggage. Nor has my luggage been pulled aside to investigate what kind of devices these were.
The other poster is correct: it would be impractical to identify the make of every smartphone that passengers carry through the checkpoint.