Last week Dell voluntarily recalled over 4 million notebook batteries. It was a voluntary recall however the recall did not occur until after Dell suffered much bad publicity from an internet video showing a Dell computer catching on fire.

The video was then followed by much video ridicule as well.

The batteries were made by Sony, and Sony is paying for the cost of the consumer recall.

So a week later Apple realizing that it has Sony batteries in its laptops also, decides to recall 1.8 million notebook batteries (1.1 million in the US and 700k abroad).

So Dell started a voluntary recall, when they were forced to start after receiving bad press.  Questions that have still not been answered, include:

Why did Apple wait a week to initiate their recall of the same type of batteries?
What other computer or device manufacturers purchased these defective Sony batteries?
and What is Sony doing to speed up the process of the recall?

Websites for recall information

Dell

Apple Note. The website was down as of the writing of this article, however this could be due to a server crash. So we are providing the address in case the server comes back up or volume decreases.

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Microsoft is considering offering discounts or promotions for its new operating systems Windows Vista during the upcoming 2006 holiday shopping season. The operating system is not supposed to be ready for distribution until January of 2007.
The offering might offer Microsoft a chance to grab some of the available to spend holiday dollars before they are gone and will create some early momentum for the actual distribution launch in January.
Microsoft is talking with retailers and PC manufacturers about the potential for offerings. One obvious obstacle to overcome is the problem of decreasing PC sales loaded with a soon to be outdated operating system. Retailers will have a difficult time selling them and manufacturers of PC’s will not want to offer stock balancing to retailers timed with a calendar year end result, which could severely disrupt financial statements for everyone involved.
However, if Microsoft can offer let say an offer where a PC buyer receives a certificate for a free or discounted upgrade when the upgrade disk is available, it might help to push sales even further.
The hidden problem however will be the hook that troubles many PC consumers.

The new Vista hardware requirements!

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