Nokia and Matsushita agree on defective battery costs

Sorry, if you came here looking for actual numbers, there aren't any. However, Nokia did announce that Matsushita Battery will be left holding the bag for all "direct costs" related to the overheating Nokia-branded batteries produced by the Japanese manufacturer. Specifically, that includes "logistics costs, call center costs, and replacement battery costs" among others. Notably absent: legal costs.

Update: A statement issued by Matsushita says that the recall will cost them between $86 and $172 million -- the low end of analyst predictions.

[Xavier P. @ Aug 24th 2007 7:35AM]

Hi !

It's the second time, that I'm trying to contact you because your are violate my author right !
The photography you use on your post is under my copyright.
Here is my orginial file :
http://blog.sakanadesign.com/index.php?link=home&postID=41

Is this the politic of engadget to violate copyright ?

Can you please contact me asap and remove the picture from your site !


Xavier.

[Thomas Ricker @ Aug 24th 2007 8:00AM]

xavier,

Picture removed from site at your request.

Thomas

[Mrmean @ Aug 24th 2007 8:31AM]

LOL, you effin crybaby

[Xavier P. @ Aug 24th 2007 8:52AM]

Finaly !
Ten days to have someone who answer me...
By the way I hope it was just a mistake from engadget to use picture without right.

Xavier.

[Ayle @ Aug 24th 2007 9:11AM]

I'm sure it was, but you should put some kind of watermark on your pictures to prevent this kind of thing happening again.

[Butch @ Aug 25th 2007 11:10AM]

when is the target date that they will ship to the clients the replacement battery. do you have any idea? i hope that battery replacement will arrive as soon as possible. thank you