Have consumers become more risk-averse when it comes to adopting new technologies?

Oct 11, 2016 ... Samsung is ending production of the Galaxy Note 7 after multiple reports of the device overheating and catching fire. Jan 22, 2017 ... Samsung Electronics today announced the cause of the Note7 incidents and measures to prevent a recurrence during a press conference held in Seoul, Korea. Jan 22, 2017 ... Samsung says bad battery design and a rush to release an updated version of the Galaxy Note 7 caused some of the devices to overheat and explode. Sep 12, 2016 ... ... Note 7s exploding or catching fire were reported. Additionally, in Australia, a Note 7 explosion caused $1,400 worth of damage to a hotel room. Jun 8, 2020 ... “a negative event with many uncertainties, which would cause great damage to the organization, employees,. product, service and reputation.”. Dec 8, 2023 ... Fast-charging isn't what made the Note 7s explode, it was a physical design flaw, they made the battery fit flush with the housing and didn't give it room to ... Jan 23, 2017 ... Samsung has blamed lithium-ion batteries for causing its Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones to overheat and catch fire, a fault that led to the global recall. Studies reviewed by UNSCEAR show that the Chernobyl disaster caused little risk for the general population. ... Note c above – and 28 firemen and plant ... Sep 20, 2016 ... On Sept. 19, Samsung responded to the news that a Chinese user had claimed that his Galaxy Note 7 had exploded. The Korean smartphone maker ... Oct 5, 2016 ... ... fire. Making ... Nobody was injured, but the incident caused enough smoke to force evacuation of the plane and the flight was canceled.