Investigation into exploding iPods hindered by Apple

Added 2009-07-22, 03:32 PM | 45 Replies

Most technically-oriented people know that any powered device from Apple could burst into flames at any moment, but investigative reporter Amy Clancy of Seattle's KIRO-TV news wanted to bring this reality to the public. She wanted proof.

So she did what any good reporter would, using the Freedom of Information Act to request any and all documents from the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding problems with Apple's portable devices. What she found in the 800+ pages she received was shocking. And smoking. And exploding and burning. A large volume of complaints for a problem which Apple continually insists has never happened even once.

A month after KIRO-TV started its investigation, an exploding iPod touch severely injured the leg of a child in Cincinnati. If only Mrs. Clancy could've finished her report earlier, this could have been avoided.

But wait, she could have.

Ever since her investigation began in November 2008, Apple's lawyers had been filing exemption after exemption to block CPSC from releasing the documents she requested under FOIA.

The end result? A stall of over 7 months between the FOIA request and delivery of the documents for the report. It was during this stall that the previously mentioned iPod touch exploded in the Cincinnati child's pocket. Apple Legal's tactics have possibly scarred a young man for life, with countless others injured or possibly killed in the interim.

The CPSC has initiated full-scale recalls for far less than this. Why is Apple receiving special treatment? Where is the accountability? And how many more permanent scars and deaths will have to occur before the CPSC cracks down on Apple?

iProduct owners: You sure got told. Over seven months too late. (video)

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> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:01 No.2244 
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i'd reply but my iphone is currently engulfed in flames
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:06 No.2245 
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>>2244
i'd find that funny if mine didn't have a temperature warning screen right now.
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:08 No.2246 
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Apple is a dick.
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:12 No.2247 
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The Told is strong in this one.
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:14 No.2248 
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>"was otherwise caused pain and suffering, resulting in serious injuries to [A.V.], including but not limited to the second degree burns to his leg and the incurring medial and hospital expenses in an amount in excess of $15.00."

Is that misprint?
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:18 No.2249 
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>>2248
15 dollars? Huh...
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:18 No.2250 
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lol, faux news picked it up:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534275,00.html
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:20 No.2251 
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I think my dinner is burning!

Oh nevermind, it's just the TOLD in the oven.
> Code-Zombie !DEAdmOusYk 07/22/09(Wed)17:22 No.2252 
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I wonder if trips work on this website...
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:32 No.2253 
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fags got TOLD
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)17:59 No.2254 
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Oh look! Seems like somebody let all the poor-/g/oons out again.

Ever heard of exploding laptops running Windows OS? OR how about your shitty Vista PCs that crash and burn everytime it tries to run an app? Enjoy your shit tier status you fucken /g/oons, iPods DO NOT explode, it's just a myth that is over-exaggerated like the fears that RepubliKKKans are exgarrating with Obama's universal healthcare.
> !sq10TOrchg 07/22/09(Wed)18:01 No.2255 
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TOLD
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)18:16 No.2256 
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>>2254
Ha, enjoy your inferior software and inferior hardware, macfag.
I'll be enjoying using kubuntu on my custom-built pc and my NC10, as well as using my cowon mp3 player (far superior to the ipod, supports far more codecs, is larger, has more features).
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)18:35 No.2257 
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>>2254
>exgarrating

what

>Obama's universal healthcare.

get the fuck out, troll.
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)19:34 No.2258 
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>>2254

We sure got TOLD! lawl
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)20:37 No.2259 
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fuck crapple
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)22:20 No.2260 
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>>2254
>grasping at straws
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)22:52 No.2261 
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The told in this is so tasty...
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)22:54 No.2262 
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It's over; Apple is fucking FINISHED.
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)23:34 No.2263 
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>>2254
> iPods DO NOT explode

Tell that to the kid whose iPod EXPLODED on his pants while it was OFF.
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)23:46 No.2264 
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iPods are dangerous and MUST be taken away
> Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)23:54 No.2265 
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>>2252
XD
> Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)01:51 No.2266 
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>>2254
>iPods DO NOT EXPLODE
>cited article about court filing involving an exploding iPod
Stupid macfaggot.
> Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)13:19 No.2268 
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told
> Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)15:23 No.2272 
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*** EXPLOSIONS ***
> Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)18:44 No.2273 
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more like fiPod
> A few pieces you left out Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)19:58 No.2279 
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Once again educating Win-tards. Quotes from the article:

"After conducting its own preliminary investigation, the federal agency determined that, with more than 175 million iPods sold, “the number of incidents is extremely small in relation to the number of products produced, making the risk of injury very low.”"

- Very low indeed.

"no matter how rare the cases might be."

- Very rare

Leave it to SureGotLies.com to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Another lie for Win-tards to grasp at as they watch Winblows sales fall. The end of the evil empire approacheth. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
> What a fool you are Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)19:59 No.2280 
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>>2262

Is Apple finished because of these "rare" incidents (quote from the article)? No.
> Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)20:11 No.2281 
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>>2262

Sure. Tell that to their commercial results, retard.
> sage Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)23:25 No.2285 
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>>2254
>>Ever heard of exploding laptops running Windows OS? OR how about your shitty Vista PCs that crash and burn everytime it tries to run an app?
>>Laptops
Yes, because microsoft makes laptops
>>how about your shitty Vista PCs that crash and burn everytime it tries to run an app?
Prove that to me.
> Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)23:50 No.2288 
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how sad
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)00:24 No.2289 
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>>2279
>Windows sales fall
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...oh oh..hold on, let me catch my breath...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Oh I'm sorry, did you miss the thread that said Apple was in FIFTH place in computer sales right now? A FULL drop in place from last year? No? Oh, you must've avoided that one, you stupid macfaggot.
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)03:32 No.2293 
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>>2289
Apple still has the most sales for computers over $1k.

I think you got told, sir or madam.
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)09:23 No.2302 
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Gaiz.

Shut up.

Microsoft and Macintosh are equally shitty.


Macintosh just a little more so.
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)09:28 No.2303 
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>>2293

That might have something to do with the fact that there's one Apple computer that can be bought for under $1,000
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)11:16 No.2309 
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>>2303
macbook is 999

949 with student discount
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)13:32 No.2314 
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>>2309
and as unreliable and cheap as a $500 laptop
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)17:28 No.2332 
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>>2293
Too bad that computers over $1,000 make up an ever-shrinking portion of the market. You can take your TOLD with you on your way out.
> Trying to educate Win-tards today Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)19:03 No.2336 
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>>2332
And as the Win-tards buy their cheap machines with ultra thin margins and nothing to compete with each other on except price they will slowly see their earnings die. Case in point, Dell. It's not initial price, but TCO that matters. Windows machines are far more expensive in TCO.
> Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)21:21 No.2340 
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>>2336
sup bro.

your company seriously injured a youngster. how do you live with that guilt?
> Anonymous 08/01/09(Sat)10:44 No.2517 
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>>2336
There is not price difference in the TCO of a Mac to a Windows based machine; Except for an anti-virus scanner on the Win machine (although now macs seems to be getting more viruses too).
Everything else happens on both machines (dust, hdd failure etc)
> Anonymous 08/01/09(Sat)10:46 No.2521 
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>>2336

You came to an "Apple sucks" website, what did you expect? Moron.
> Anonymous 08/01/09(Sat)10:49 No.2527 
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>>2336

This is so sad. Why are you wasting your breath arguing with staunch Anti-Mac people? It's obvious you're too stubborn to listen to reason, and it's obvious that we're stubborn to.

You're pathetic. Quit wasting your life and get a hobby besides clumsily trolling.
> I checked into this Anonymous 08/03/09(Mon)20:54 No.2610 
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and it is 15 iPods out of 218,000,000 sold. That is 0.0000068807%. This is a non-issue. So why is it being whipped by this reporter. Well, let's see, she is from Washington state, you know, the state that MS calls home. So it's a bonus for her. By falsely making a huge issue out of something that is statistically insignificant she gets huge page hits in what is otherwise a dead end career for her. A big win for her, a complete non-issue in reality.
> Anonymous 08/07/09(Fri)21:40 No.2794 
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>>2610

UWAHHHHHHHHHHHH

WAHHHHHHHHHHH