[cageyjames]

If I used and iPhone to wake up, I'd check every night before I went to bed to be sure the alarm worked. It isn't like this is the first time this has happened.

I keep jumper cables in my car because the electrical system drains the battery (and I'm too cheap to get a new car). I do so because I know it will need it eventually. How many times will the alarm clock "bug" have to bite before people start taking precautions.

[billmcneale]

I don't buy for a second that you have a daily recurring alarm which you test every day.

Besides, a more accurate analogy would be if every night, you jumpstarted your car to make sure the cables work.