[LINK] Qantas bans Dell laptop batteries

[Adam Todd]

At 12:33 PM 26/08/2006, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>Who needs a cartel? Sony have indicated how much the battery recall
>will cost them (since they are wearing the cost), and back-of-the- 
>envelope calculations show that each battery is worth (to them) around US$30.

Sheesh.  $154 I think I was quoted for a suitable compatible.

I don't known what the apple original is worth, maybe I should look!

>No need to inform Linkers of how much us mug punters pay for them,
>but even given the supply chain, marketing, etc, there's already a
>healthy profit there - 500% markup notwithstanding.

Now I really know I'm in the wrong business.  Being a consumer is damn 
expensive and unprofitable!



>iT
>
>On 26/08/2006, at 10:52 AM, Howard Lowndes wrote:
>
>>Nice thought, but they will probably form a cartel to lock up the
>>design in whatever form they can - copyright on case design,
>>patents on technology, trademark on name, or whatever they may deem
>>appropriate.
>>
>>Adam Todd wrote:
>>>At 07:30 PM 25/08/2006, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>>>And if Sony are unaffected by this (i.e. if *their* laptops are
>>>>unexplodable), then the conspiracy theorists will suggest that it
>>>>was
>>>>all a dastardly plot by them to increase market share at the expense
>>>>of others.
>>>>
>>>>No wonder that Dell, Apple, Lenevo and HP are getting together to
>>>>talk about developing a 'uniform laptop battery' and to sketch out a
>>>>'universal battery standard' in the coming weeks. I wonder if Sony
>>>>will be invited to the party?
>>>Ohhhh Does this mean an end to the proprietary standards of
>>>batteries?  Might we finally be on the path to a "one battery fits
>>>all" solution!
>>>Might the consumer benefit from a product range that goes from 500
>>>differing types all costing hundreds to 1 product type costing
>>>1/500th!
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