Even if you wanted, you can’t buy a Galaxy Note 7

We remain committed to working diligently with appropriate regulatory authorities to take all necessary steps to resolve the situation. Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available.

This is what Samsung should have done in the first place. When your product is catching fire, you stop selling it and issue a recall. Somehow Samsung managed to botch the recall and has held out far too long on actually halting sales. I wonder if Samsung is hiring QAs…

What’s glaringly missing from this press release is ANY information for Galaxy Note 7 customers on what options they have available to them.

The one thing Google got right with the Pixel

Connect. Sign in. Transfer.

Once you’ve signed in to your Google Account, choose what you want to move, like your contacts, calendar events, photos, videos, music, SMS messages, iMessages® and more. Then sit back and let Pixel do the work.

What’s the biggest pain point of getting a new phone? Moving your data.

Google is including a magical microUSB to Lightning cord in the box of every Pixel phone and software to translate the data. Just don’t forget to deregister iMessages.

While any consumer could easily purchase one of these cords for just under $8 the fact that it’s included in the box makes it that much more effortless to switch from iPhone to Google.

Genius.

The war of iOS vs Android is far from over.