Everyone seems to have a strong opinion about this, but the law is quite simple: a manufacturer can be sued either under strict liability or negligence for releasing defective products that cause injury or death to users. Additionally, a retailer can be sued under the same theories, and to the same extent, as a manufacturer, for the same defects. If Microsoft released a faulty product, they're liable, regardless of whether there was a recall. The same goes for the retailer.
HP's Jon Rubenstein told us that his company wanted to veer in a new direction, and veer it surely did -- the HP Veer 4G will arguably be the smallest fully-functional smartphone on the market when it goes on sale May 15th.
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Everyone seems to have a strong opinion about this, but the law is quite simple: a manufacturer can be sued either under strict liability or negligence for releasing defective products that cause injury or death to users. Additionally, a retailer can be sued under the same theories, and to the same extent, as a manufacturer, for the same defects. If Microsoft released a faulty product, they're liable, regardless of whether there was a recall. The same goes for the retailer.