‘Samsung in US “exploding washing machines” probe’: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37503116

Love the last line of that article!

The irony!

Samsung – our business is exploding! This is a minor brand disaster but as others have said, consumers have short memories.

Look at Toyota's unintended acceleration issues as a good example. Has it really impacted them many months on?

They may have short memories but many consumers will switch and try something different now because they don't want to wait for whatever's next.

Since the flagships are all pretty close these days, it will be more challenging to get them back due to the upgrade cycle.

40% of Android users upgrade as soon as provider allows (usually every 2 years) while 58% wait until their current phone dies or becomes obsolete. [1]

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/07/09/how-oft...

Not necessarily "exploding", but definitely catching fire.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/95yearold-woman-rescued-from-samsu...

http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/samsung-overhauls-wash...

Second link claims 49 fires in 3.5 years

> Having just bought a new Samsung washing machine, the story that they are exploding seems to have passed me by.

This was on the local news where I live: http://www.wfaa.com/news/samsung-washing-machine-explodes-in...

Ah Plano, I spent a large chunk of 2005 there, working for a now-defunct credit-card systems software house...

I think "exploding" was an unfortunate choice of words, and that was supposed to mean they are selling a lot(they seem to be popular in Brazil and are considererd high end).

No, I meant exploding as in going "boom": http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/29/samsung-was...

Actually not! I've had a quick look around. Seems that some top-loading machines in the US have vibrated themselves to a violent end.

Nobody in the UK has a top-loader, which I suppose is why it hasn't been that public here.