Before the death of the late Steve Jobs, Apple was (and, for the most part, still is) well-known for good quality products which are in high demand throughout the world. Those who can afford Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads show them off with pride, usually getting envy from those without (unless those without are like my kid brother and avid fans of Windows).
Passengers on a recent flight in Australia, however, probably are thinking of converting to non-Apple-related products, after one passenger's iPhone spontaneously combusted shortly after landing in Sydney.
According to the report, the phone began to randomly release large amounts of dense smoke and began to glow red. A flight attendant managed to extinguish the phone before any serious damage to passengers or the plane was sustained.
It's possible that the customized back panel of the phone, which was a version of the Apple logo featuring Steve Jobs' profile released after his death earlier this year, had something to do with the phone's malfunction. Australian authorities are investigating the cause as to the phone's combustion.
And I have now decided to not upgrade my cell phone to an iPhone. Android, anyone?
Link: http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/28/apple-iphone-spontaneously-combusts-aboard-flight-in-australia/
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