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Verizon customers won't be getting Samsung's software update "because of the added risk this could pose to Galaxy Note 7 users that do not have another device to switch to," the carrier said. It also expressed concern about killing the device "in the heart of the holiday travel season," especially since some people might need it in an emergency.

What's the greater risk, that a user wont have another device to switch to, or that the phone might explode, causing massive injury, death and possibly burning their entire house down?

(1) phone explored - Samsung's liability
(2) killed phone without another device to switch to - just in case of emergency case- VZ's liability. 

avon - life time warranty? you got be kidding me... we diffidently live in different world... who is going to give you life time warranty knowing majority of the components are packaged in polymeric material... wow... i rest my case.  bye.  

avon b7 said:

Thank you for explaining. I think we are talking about different subjects. I am not referring to the life of the machine but some of its components. In that respect it doesn't matter if the machine is an electrical kitchen appliance or a computer.

If the manufacturer is so confident with the longevity of a particular component so as to offer a specific warranty for that component, it clearly believes that the marketing weight of that warranty will be relevant. For the user it means peace of mind. A win, win situation for all involved.

If these latest generation SSDs are designed to far outlive the expected lifespan of the computer, Apple could offer SSD specific warranties and Gove users peace of mind. Of course it won't, but that isn't the point really.

I have to respectively disagree.  the components designed use life got a lot to do with its application and selection (believe me, come from mainframe, aerospace, commercial and telecom and dipped a few month in medical... the components "grade" are very different for different application... you have to select it according to the design intended life span of the equipment you want it to control...even the way it build are different... see attached link for electronic assembly as example... they build differently and select components accordingly as class 1, 2,and 3...http://blog.jjsmanufacturing.com/ipc-standards-for-acceptability-and-why-they-matter-to-your-pcb-assembly... I really hope your washing machine is build at least class 2 with industry grade components - not commercial grade.. but if buy cheap, you might be surprise what is under the hood.. as for auto, definitely you want industry grade with extended temperature range of components, consider AZ and White Horse Canada are really different temp range...Tesla battery might have problem to cover the whole range... different story ). 

IMHO, please make the real new phone not look like the above image... thx. 

macxpress said:

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sweet.  will look in the library next year... (out of reach for my budget).. will compare with IDEO and Oxford design book and learn the simple taste of beauty... 

People still go to Libraries?  

you don't know what you missing ;-)... not every book are on google... face book and google are full of fake news and fake data, be careful where you get your info... IMO.