mobius

SpamSandwich said:

It's not just that, the Consumer Products Safety Commission just announced anyone who owns these to power them down AND STOP USING THEM ENTIRELY.

See your local breaking news.

https://twitter.com/cnbc/status/774342331344576512

BREAKING: Consumer Product Safety Commission tells consumers to turn off & stop using Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices

Samsung Gallery Note 7s? You'd think a prerequisite of a news presenter would be to be able to read properly and speak clearly. lol

I wonder how many will opt for a replacement Note 7 or choose a different smartphone. Personally, I would not feel at all comfortable using a phone from a company with this kind of dangerous problem, even if it was a replacement. And I think I'd say that regardless of the company - even Apple. I've never liked Samsung anyway. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving company!

Poor Samsung. How my heart bleeds for them right now...

/s

Actually, I think two ports integrated into a case might be more elegant for people who need to charge while using audio out.

thewhitefalcon said:

mobius said:

The SE is only £10 cheaper in the UK. I don't blame Apple for the smaller reduction; I blame Brexit.

Thanks leave voters, thanks a lot!

Step away from the keyboard, go get yourself a lolly, and leave the thinking to the adults. 

Actually, I think it was the younger generation who felt most disenfranchised by the whole thing. The result would have been to remain if the voting age had been 16 - the legal voting age in Scotland.

75% of voters aged 24 and under voted Remain, with Leave voters steadily rising with age; 61% of those over 65 voted Leave.

So, while I understand your reply was frivolous, it seems the younger generation, and those not yet classed as adults, are the ones with a firmer handle on what is better for the UK. They understand working together is better than working apart. Many opportunities that they may have had for studying and gaining work experience overseas are now greatly diminished which is very sad.

In my experience, many so-called children are far wiser and forward thinking than their older counterparts. The older generation should not be so dismissive of their rights and opinions.

ireland said:

mobius said:

The SE is only £10 cheaper in the UK. I don't blame Apple for the smaller reduction; I blame Brexit.

Thanks leave voters, thanks a lot!

If you're not going to blame Apple and you're going to blame the voters why not follow that thinking to its logical conclusion and blame the bureaucracy that is the EU.

Better to be in than out so we can try to affect positive change to the system. I will grant you the result has sent shockwaves through the EU which may do just that. But without an effective voice in Europe, we cannot do anything but poke and nudge like a tiny stray dog at the heels of a fat indifferent man walking slowly by, and while the big players do as they please regardless of our opinions, needs or wisdom.