Here's something as an addendum to yesterday's post on Dell's exploding battery recall, and - possibly - an answer to the question of whether other manufacturers might follow suit.
Sony, which produced the battery which is being recalled, is adamant that this is essentially a technical problem inside Dell's machines and not one regarding the batteries themselves. Last night I talked with a Sony representative, who said that the problem was in the way Dell laptops charge the battery, and wrote this in the story we've run today:
But although the same model batteries are also used in products from other manufacturers, a Sony spokeswoman said there were no concerns. "This is an issue specifically down to Dell's battery-charging system," she told the Guardian.
That's not going to stop America's Consumer Product Safety Commission from investigating if there are potential further effects, of course, something which could also bring Sony's own Viao products - as well as Apple, HP and Lenovo - into the frame.
But Dell has suggested it won't be feeling any financial impact from the recall, with some making the presumption that such a claim means it's a defect on Sony's part.
The fog continues.
