Sometimes, government regulations can seem onerous. Some people just don’t like rules, while others think that the free market can fix all of our woes.
But then there are woes which can only be prevented by strict rules and regulations. And at those times, boy, am I glad that we have institutions like the FAA. From NBC News:
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday strongly urged travelers not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cellphones while on planes, after a series of incidents involving exploding batteries.
“In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage,” the FAA said in a statement.
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Samsung issued a recall for 2.5 million devices last week. But you know how “recalls” go. Not everybody turns their defective product in for store credit. Several Australian airlines have already banned the phone.
Like most people old enough to have owned a Walkman, Apple’s decision to remove the headphone jack in the new iPhone basically gives me an anxiety attack. Like Garth (Google him), “I fear change.”
But as long as my iPhone doesn’t blow up in my hand or cause an in-air emergency when I’m trying to play a Super Mario game, I guess I’m down with Apple for another round.
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Elie Mystal is an editor of Above the Law and the Legal Editor for More Perfect. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at [email protected]. In fairness, he’s going to keep his iPhone 6 until his children throw it in the toilet.