Global I'm not a fan of after seeing people drop them and they break between handle and blade, and because its one piece, your totally screwed. (shouldn't drop your knives anyway, but I guess it happens)
I hadn't heard that about Globals before, but that would definitely be problematic. I'll have to let my sister know about that. I agree that it's not a good idea to drop sharp implements, but if for whatever reason you do, I'd rather have it be a tad more forgiving.