Why doesn't Leo Laporte just return his broken Note 5 instead of complaining about it on every show

[billykac]

Hey - I love Leo and I listen religiously to TWIG and TWIT. Great shows.

Even though he screwed-up his N5, he still loves it and it's currently his DD.

I think he'll be using it for a while, and may even come back to it over time. He was a big fan of last year's N4.

 

[centerwaters]

Hey - I love Leo and I listen religiously to TWIG and TWIT. Great shows.

Even though he screwed-up his N5, he still loves it and it's currently his DD.

I think he'll be using it for a while, and may even come back to it over time. He was a big fan of last year's N4.

He did not screw up the Note 5. Samsung did.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

He did not screw up the Note 5. Samsung did.

Oh Samsung came in and put the spen in backwards on his show?

I need to find this show and watch it.

 

[Carlo Villa]

something just occurred to me... do people who frequent
AndroidCentral know who Leo Laporte is?

Or perhaps only old geezers like myself know who he is?

I'm sorry but I have no idea who this man is. ..

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[jdhooghe]

Oh Samsung came in and put the spen in backwards on his show?

I need to find this show and watch it.

Damn Samsung always mind controlling people!


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[Kelly Kearns]

Damn Samsung always mind controlling people!


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And you thought the NFC chip in the phone back is for Near Field Communication.. Nope, totally mind control lol

 

[jdhooghe]

I'm sorry but I have no idea who this man is. ..

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He started out on techtv on a show called The Screensavers but has since moved on to YouTube it seems. Might be getting too old now judging by his endless ranting and forgetting where things go


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[Kelly Kearns]

He started out on techtv on a show called The Screensavers but has since moved on to YouTube it seems. Might be getting too old now judging by his endless ranting and forgetting where things go


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And paying full price for a phone and signing a contract also lol

 

[centerwaters]

Oh Samsung came in and put the spen in backwards on his show?

I need to find this show and watch it.

here you go:

start from 48:47, where the Rene Ritchie of iMore.com starts talking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWjLgzGRnxM

a later video where he talks about it over and over throughout the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVecweNCzK0

 

[billykac]

Originally Posted by billykac
Hey - I love Leo and I listen religiously to TWIG and TWIT. Great shows.
Even though he screwed-up his N5, he still loves it and it's currently his DD.
I think he'll be using it for a while, and may even come back to it over time. He was a big fan of last year's N4.

Centerwaters replied:
He did not screw up the Note 5. Samsung did.
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From a product design standpoint, I am 100% there with you. There is no good reason why Samsung should have designed a product that can so easily be used in a manner that will damage the product. This is bad design from a Design101 perspective.

Further, the only thing worse than baking-in a design flaw and not catching it in your internal design reviews and eventually in your usability testing is to then rely on band-aids to cover up bad design once in production:

- User Manual instructions that endeavor to keep the user from hurting her/himself or the product
- Warning signs on the product itself
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So, bad on Samsung for this? Yes.
But, Leo was just being Leo on the show. He could have heeded the advice of others not to put the S-Pen in backwards. But, we wouldn't want Leo any other way.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

here you go:

start from 48:47, where the Rene Ritchie of iMore.com starts talking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWjLgzGRnxM

a later video where he talks about it over and over throughout the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVecweNCzK0

Except Samsung didn't come in and put the spen in the phone, Leo did and Leo broke it.

 

[centerwaters]

So, bad on Samsung for this? Yes.
But, Leo was just being Leo on the show. He could have heeded the advice of others not to put the S-Pen in backwards. But, we wouldn't want Leo any other way.

oh well, it's all now a moo point anyway because a plain straw can now easily fix the problem.

 

[billykac]

"Moo" point.
I like it!

 

[centerwaters]

"Moo" point.
I like it!

Guess you weren't a "Friends" fan?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwYpSCrlHU

 

[jimd1050]

Someone's got to forward Leo this video from Flossy Carter (skip to 8m46s into the video)...

[video]https://youtu.be/eoS111LAjNs?t=8m46s[/url]

I was going to have a sandwich for lunch until I listened to the "8:46 Mark" - :-!

 

[estupido]

Who?

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[centerwaters]

Who?

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That's what I was afraid of. You young people don't know who he is.
Leo hosted tech shows on TV, but for my generation of seniors.

See Leo Laporte videos that I linked to in post #29 above.

 

[dc52ltr]

Err no actually I dont

 

[fjd726]

He tried to exchange it at AT&T and they basically told him "try Samsung" instead.

 

[Misterb]

And paying full price for a phone and signing a contract also lol

He owns multiple phones on different carriers, so he can try them out and review them for listeners. It's a different deal, than someone just having one device

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