What people do now these days, really makes me sick. Does it not sound familiar? Trying to keep true information away from the public. Grrrrrr. 

 As more information has surfaced about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the argument that the company acted swiftly and properly with its initial recall has wound up increasingly tarnished. Reports now indicate that the company performed its own internal testing while simultaneously getting in the way of what its own employees were trying to do by banning written communication on the topic. There’s another wrinkle to the story, though — one that suggests Samsung’s marketing team was trying to squelch reporting on the problem while its engineers frantically tried to find the flaw. 
The New York Times reports that Zhang Sitong was saving a friends phone number in his Galaxy Note 7 when the device began to smoke and vibrate. He threw the device on the ground and began filming it — the video is embedded below.

http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/237862-samsung-allegedly-tried-to-bribe-man-not-to-talk-about-his-exploding-galaxy-note-7
 

Here’s what makes the case particularly interesting. Later that day, Mr. Zhang was contacted by Samsung employees in person who offered him both a new Note 7 and $900 in cash compensation in exchange for keeping his story quiet. Mr. Zhang refused, because Samsung had specifically reassured Chinese customers that their devices were safe while recalling hardware elsewhere across the globe. Those of you who’ve followed the story may recall that particular detail — when Samsung thought the problem was battery-specific, it said that it would be replacing hardware in other markets, but that the Chinese launch wasn’t affected. Some consumers, like Zhang, appear to have bought the device for that specific reason. “They said there was no problem with the phones in China,” Zhang told the New York Times. “That’s why I bought a Samsung. This is an issue of deception. They are cheating Chinese consumers.”

 
 

 
Not enough money was offered eh?      

I'm surprised they didn't offer money to the guy that made that "bomb mod" for GTAV! 

XrayMan
 
Not enough money was offered eh?      

Talking to the "news" probably paid better.

just wasn't enough cash, you need to give enough to make it worth something, like the guy who rear ended me 2 years ago, he said 100, i said I guess I need to call my insurance, he said 1000 and I said well I think i still need to, he said 2000 I said have a great day :D

I would have taken the money.
 

fearpoint
I would have taken the money.
 

$900 is basically paying for the phone, regardless that they gave him one in addition to the $900. It's basically paying for the phone that screwed up on him. That's not a deal. They should have tacked on at minimum 2 grand, most of it being for inconvenience, deception, just a bad phone, and to just keep him quiet. $900 is nothing when you look at what the phone costs, and them having to pay to keep him quiet. With $900, they only paid, maybe $50 for him to be quiet. If you want my real response, $10,000.