Out of concern that the batteries might combust, Panasonic announced a recall of Japanese models of CF-W4G Let’s Note W4 laptop sold between April and May 2005.
According to Gizmodo, they “will only malfunction if you smash it on a table…and…a spring in the battery latch [punctures] the battery.”
What a concept, recall the batteries before they explode in users hands.
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Only 6.000 were recalled?
One is reminded of Ed Norton’s portion of dialog regarding recalls:
If A = The number of people injured who might sue
and B = The price of the recall
If A
Doth panasonic buck the trend?
something_amazing, I’m pretty sure you meant that A=The number of people who might sue * the average cost of a settlement.
I believe your paraphrasing is of higher accuracy
*sits corrected*