"Over the last several weeks we have been dealing with the largest recall in history that the laptop segment has ever had. This one is particularly important because the result of a battery failure, which could come at an increasing rate, is a very hot fire that is potentially life threatening and incredibly difficult to put out. This points out the danger of any technology that stores energy. Even a Cell phone, were it to short out, could create a fire or cause a burn suggesting that if the battery on one is damaged it should be replaced immediately.
 
But laptops have large batteries and their danger is simply greater which is why both Dell and Apple did the right thing and issued a recall placing the safety of their customers ahead of their own need to control cost and protect the brand. Sadly, in this case, it wasn’t their fault but it was their problem to address it and fortunately Sony is covering their costs. However there remain a couple of things that concern us."

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