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To: Doren who wrote (54586)	7/17/2006 7:45:31 PM
From: aaplfan	Respond to of 213184

Since Apple and other hardware vendors contract out their machine which are made with generic parts my guess is Apple has no more problems with these kinds of things than other design houses. Why would Apple be any different? It shouldn't be but my perception (admittedly skewed as I pay closer attention to Apple) is that they seem to have a disproportionally high failure rate relative to their market share (based on looking at recalls for Apple, Dell, and HP laptop batteries for example and looking back at various iPod battery problems.) Then again, it could be the result of a more conservative/proactive approach on Apple's part to handling battery problems. Another possibility is that Apple has a higher percentage (and therefore number) of it's unit sales from laptops relative to the competition. I don't know the answer and that's what prompted the question.