The IT Nerd

I guess whatever discussions that Samsung had with Verizon were effective. Because after saying that they wouldn’t send the update that would kill Samsung’s infamous Galaxy Note 7, they’ve now decided to kill it. Here’s what The Verge has to say:

The company was particularly concerned about nuking the Note 7 during the holiday travel season, something that its US rivals also seemed to take into consideration when scheduling a roll-out date for the update. AT&T is waiting until the very same day. Sprint will release it on January 8th. And T-Mobile’s going first among major US carriers on December 27th. Verizon still seems to think it’s making the right decision pushing things off a bit for the same reasons. “We want to make sure you can contact family, first responders, and emergency medical professionals during the holiday travel season.”

I don’t get it. How does the risk of not being able to contact family and first responders be greater than phone catching fire and burning down your house? And Verizon does not have any other phones they can replace the Note 7 with? It really seems bizarre to me. In any case, I hope this is the end of this gong show once and for all. It’s gone on way too long. 

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