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 No, this item isn't about defective aircraft batteries,
but about the VAIO Fit 11A laptop/tablet hybrid that electronics giant Sony
introduced in February. The company announced last month that it would no longer
offer the system and warned existing customers to stop using it immediately
after confirming reports of three incidents of overheating batteries damaging
other components, igniting concern that the batteries could catch
fire and explode. In addition, the model produced only lackluster sales of
25,905 systems (only 500 in the U.S.) over the less than three months since its
introduction. Taken together, these two issues have complicated the company's
plans to sell off its personal computer division.
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