The writing on the cloud was clear and Samsung done what was inevitable has finally happened. Samsung has finally withdraw Note 7 from the shelves.No temporary halt in production or sales, but permanently discontinued. It was futile trying to resurrect the dead. Thankfully, the Korean giant has decided to put a full stop on this tragic saga by killing the Note 7 before it killed anyone.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Samsung said in a filing with South Korean regulators that it would permanently cease sales of the device, and not just temporarily halt the production as it was reported.
This is what a company spokesperson had to say in the filing:
"Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7"
Samsung had launched the Galaxy Note 7 back in August this year, a good month earlier than usual, seemingly to disrupt Apple’s sales of iPhone 7. But things went completely out of control soon enough. There were several reports of Note 7 units catching fire in US, South Korea and across the world.
Replacement units were also exploding and Samsung were slow to react.A YouTube video showing an oven-gloved Burger King employee struggling with a burning Galaxy Note 7 has become a viral illustration of the crisis facing Samsung over its troubled smartphone.
The video has been viewed nearly one million times since it was posted on the video-sharing site on Saturday, two days before Samsung announced a global halt to sales and exchanges of the Note 7.

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