Samsung confirms record Q4 results
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1. shelley.bevacqua posted on 26 Jan 2012, 20:23 14 4
Love Samsung. Their motto to "not be outdone" says it all. They said that in respones to Apple's Ipad 2. They went back to the drawing board and revamped their Galaxy Tab to be thinner and superior to Apple's.
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6. ardent1 posted on 26 Jan 2012, 23:57 2 6
Perhaps the slogan should have been "not to be outdone in copying and not get caught." Samsung like all the other android OEM were caught copying technology, and thus it lead to one of the greatest wealth transfer in technology sector with MicroSoft being the major beneficiary.
As for their tablet, Samsung is the ONLY major android OEM adjudicated to ge a copyists in several courts around the world.
Samsung fans can spin the facts all they want, but at the end of the day, people know Samsung is a copyist at heart.
7. wumberpeb posted on 27 Jan 2012, 00:25 3 2
Stop whining and post something relevant for once. Its getting old
8. SheepdogElite posted on 27 Jan 2012, 00:27 3 1
LOL. Copying a company that patents things it didn't invent, then sues other people for make a product that competes. What a joke. Apple patented a rectangle with rounded corners by the way. According to Apple logic the guy who invented the credit card should sue apple because of the shape, and the guy who invented the ice cream sandwich should do the same because metal and glass is the same as ice cream and cookies. Good job buddy. Good job.
14. thinking posted on 27 Jan 2012, 04:20 2 1
I'm not a samsung fan but I don't get your post. what kind of copying? Are you talking about things like a tablet being rectangular like a TV (which Samsung has made many pioneering things on? Or LCD screens, which Apple used to buy from Samsung to fit into their idevices? Or say, a green button answering a call and a red button cancelling it. I feel some of these things are in the "common sense" domain and should be re-used if found productive. No patent should be provided in such cases. Patents should be for pioneering research and usage of formulas as a result of them (or even a strong finding, like, say, a 17.9:9.276 ratio is great for viewing). If such a formula is reused, I would prefer that the patent owner gets a reasonable fee. Otherwise, it's all bogus and pretentious.
3. KEVlN posted on 26 Jan 2012, 21:23 2 0
This is good news for Samsung. I'm reluctant to see how long they can keep their thunder. I never look at a single company as superior to any other. Especially based on quarterly results. Everyone has there time to shine. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what HTC and apple are cooking up. The GSII practically set the tone for what's expected from high end devices last year. Now its a new year, new products, and its anyone's game.
4. networkdood posted on 26 Jan 2012, 22:44 1 1
Dudes, is this football? We get to root for our 'phone' team? lol
Seriously, Samsung makes a good product - HTC can be flimsy - back cover on INSPIRE, for example - I love the DROID RAZR, but would easily switch back to Samsung when possible.
9. wumberpeb posted on 27 Jan 2012, 00:28 0 0
They've got a ways to catch Apple in the pure profit department, but they're well on their way. Quite the one year improvement, hope to see other manufacturers on the rise this coming year
10. ardent1 posted on 27 Jan 2012, 00:36 2 2
> They've got a ways to catch Apple
Stop whining and post something relevant for once. Its getting old ... another fine example of pot calling the kettle black.
15. thinking posted on 27 Jan 2012, 04:26 1 1
The full quote should have been "They've got a ways to catch Apple in the pure profit department". You missed on the profits bit, thus making it seem wumberpeb was ascribing to the quality. He wasn't.
Apple sells things at a huge margin, hence they have higher profits. When they were the only major player in high end customer devices, yes, others had to catch up. But now, there are many choices (better ones) available at comparable, higher and even lower prices. Apple has realised this but don't want to reduce their profit margins. So, instead of getting out better devices, they are playing more of a catch up on the legal front.
