Quote Originally Posted by NeoGen
blackheath, one question for you.
All the companies that sold those batteries and had to recall them lost alot of money, but what about the company that manufactured the said batteries? (In Dell's case it seems to have been Sony) They gotta pay for it too, and even harder, don't they? I mean, after selling them they can't expect to be off the hook in case something goes wrong, right?
I take back my point made, slightly, as I don't think last year's recall was due to Sony so I can't point a wavy finger at Dell for that!

Of course all manufacturers get compensated for recalls by their incumbent supplier, but the bad press can cripple a product line very quickly which can lead to literally millions in lost revenue. Going by the way Dell is brandishing the blame on Sony I'd be very surprised if it doesn't end up in the legal courts.