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posted by martyb on Thursday November 10 2016, @06:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the too-little-too-late? dept.

In a full-page ad taken out in major US newspapers on Monday, tech manufacturer Samsung has offered an apology for the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which was fitted with a faulty battery, leading to an unprecedented number of the devices exploding. In September of this year, Samsung issued a full recall; now it's promising to fully investigate the phone, Korea Herald reports.

"An important tenet of our mission is to offer best-in-class safety and quality. Recently, we fell short on this promise. For this we are truly sorry," the ad reads."A careful Note 7 investigation is underway and the findings will be shared when the process is complete...We will re-examine every aspect of the device, including all hardware, software, manufacturing and the overall battery structure. We will move as quickly as possible, but will take the time needed to get the right answers."

Is it too late? The devices have been exploding for months.


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  • (Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Thursday November 10 2016, @09:33PM

    by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Thursday November 10 2016, @09:33PM (#425327) Journal

    Not defending GP, but I assume he's trying to make a distinction between misogyny as active "hatred of women" (e.g., somebody who simply enjoys beating women up because of a psychological problem or whatever) vs. misogyny as various acts that may not be viewed as hateful or with intent to harm by one party, but which many women now define as "misogynistic," regardless of whether actually driven by hate.

    I don't know that this distinction makes much difference, since acting in a way that is perceived as hateful is still problematic (to me), but I'm guessing that's what this is about.

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday November 10 2016, @10:52PM

    by edIII (791) on Thursday November 10 2016, @10:52PM (#425399)

    Thank you for the explanation, the distinction was truly lost on me.

    In that regard, there is a lot of anger towards Hillary Clinton that I would not describe as misogynistic. There were quite legitimate reasons to not like here.

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  • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Friday November 11 2016, @01:17PM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Friday November 11 2016, @01:17PM (#425658) Homepage Journal

    The difference is that of intent and (mis)appropriation of malice. I hate my employer for not giving me enough money does not equate my employer not giving me money because it hates me.

    It is not that hard to understand but I suppose people have a blind spot when the word 'woman' is put a sentence. Another factor at play is misandry which stops people (men and women) from questioning the validity of a woman's action. A woman hits a man and suddenly people just know that the man must have done something wrong to deserve it.

    Misogyny used to mean a time when domestic violence was considered the right way to "fix" women. Now it is just, 'oooog hillary didn't get vote because misogyny', 'oooh people laugh on mean jokes misogynyyyy'.

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday November 11 2016, @01:40PM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Friday November 11 2016, @01:40PM (#425665) Homepage
      Confession: when speaking to an ex-, she told me that one of the reasons that she split up with her husband (my successor, so to speak) was because he hit her, the instantanious brain-stem reaction in my mind was "my god, you must have gotten even worse in the intervening years". (Knowing that he was always very calm, thoughtful, and gentle (and thus in everyone else's friend zone) is essential background info to make my reaction more palatable.)
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