Lenovo forced to expand 'flaming' PC recall Lenovo has been forced to expand the recall of possibly flamey desktops it first announced back in March. The Chinese PC giant, in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced the initial recall affected around 50,500 ThinkCentre M70z and M90z desktops. At the time, it said, "A defect in an internal …
Just the same as the average Brit, or others just about everywhere.
In the UK we generaly only a year or so behind repeating the dumbest parts of the US, whether it be wars on drugs, terror or H&S jackasses.
About the only places the native populations are less dumb are those with extreme weather (hot/cold) as being an idiot can be fatal (eg: going clubbing in a t-shirt and flipflops when its -20C).
Hmmm... I don't think that quite works in this context, as (if you recall) Lenovo was the manufacturer of Thinkpads for IBM and subsequently bought the brand off IBM and now manufactures them for themselves. (Notwithstanding the outsourcing of assembly).
Lenovo was never 'the' manufacturer of ThinkPads for IBM and further it bought the entire PCD (Personal Computing Division) from IBM, not just the brand. That consisted of the people, the processes, the brand, the logo and other typical business assets e.g. real estate, dies, machinery, intellectual property etc.
In order to to avoid a hard stop of manufacturing and to ease the customer transition, Lenovo was grated limited license to continue to use the "Eight Bar Rainbow" version of the IBM logo for a set period of time after legal consideration was made between Lenovo and IBM. Lenovo did not use the full allotment of that window.
Much as I'm aware of the masses of ignorance on both sides of the pond they have a sort of valid point here depending on the circumstances. Even if stacked horizontally someone will have to pick them up at some point, if they don't hold it perfectly level or if they get jostled for any reason the blades could come loose and end up causing injuries to forearms, legs, feet, or any other body part in the vicinity. While in many cases the injuries may be relatively minor this cannot be guaranteed and would likely lead to a lawsuit, especially in the US, in either case this is not acceptable for packaging of a sharp object. Any idiot should know that sharp objects should be handled with care, this includes ensuring you don't place them in a container where they have a likely chance of falling out and landing on part of an individual.
Here in AUS around 20 years ago there were several fires and at least one death caused by a faulty electrical (not electronic) applience. For years afterwards there were policeman wandering around interviewing people to see if they could get a manslaughter case up.
The police involvment was widely reported, and really focused the attention of AUS industry on the importance of using non-flammable plastics for the casings of electrical (including electronic) appliances.
There is nothing like spending a couple of years in jail to really spoil your day.
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