Samsung records record profit for latest quarter, becomes world's top smartphone manufacturer

22. PhoneArenaUser posted on 27 Apr 2012, 04:45 6 3

Bye, bye taco. :D

25. Bashok posted on 27 Apr 2012, 05:33 2 0

what was this bet im hearing about?

4. ivanko34 posted on 27 Apr 2012, 01:35 5 5

Not a pleasure, he was very boring

5. tahnik posted on 27 Apr 2012, 01:38 1 3

Y...:D

6. wumberpeb posted on 27 Apr 2012, 01:48 4 3

I disagree. The fact that we all know about the bet between remix and taco speaks volumes to his popularity, however negative it always was. Boring, however, is not the right term. Can't think of a single comment he ever posted that didn't have 48 replies. I'd say he's the furthest thing from boring on this entire site...

I certainly won't miss the persistent "Android is an Apple knockoff" or "everything Android lags" speech. Gallito will have to pick up the slack for his fallen comrade

15. raunak posted on 27 Apr 2012, 02:33 8 2

who says apple has only one phone on the market?
there are three - 3gs, 4 & 4s and if i remember right 3gs is free on contract. I bet 3gs accounts for atleast 30% of sales.

120. tahnik posted on 16 May 2012, 01:47 0 0

lol then mark my words..Samsung releases phone every week...(3,4 in months may be)...

24. rf1975 posted on 27 Apr 2012, 05:24 4 1

You are right. Samsung copy apple whenever possible. But they do not like if some one pointed out that. I think we all know they made a remote for their TV almost similar to iPhone. And they make fun of Apple and their fans but when Nokia start the campaign "Blown Away by Lumia" samsung started crying by saying it is unethical. What they are doing in Australia is ethical?

9. wumberpeb posted on 27 Apr 2012, 01:54 9 6

Working hard to fill someone's shoes? Go to bed kid

16. eaxvac posted on 27 Apr 2012, 02:37 4 10

lmao, read and understand what I'm trying to say and my agenda. You should get back to school.

11. plgladio posted on 27 Apr 2012, 02:03 3 1

Oh! Thanks for that..

17. raunak posted on 27 Apr 2012, 02:37 5 0

you already made a new account?LOL

39. remixfa posted on 27 Apr 2012, 10:40 4 0

nokia's numbers are not suprising. they are basically starting over from the beginning. "nokia" from the past is gone.. and for now, so are their sales numbers. they will grow back though.

14. Deicide posted on 27 Apr 2012, 02:19 5 7

Why don't you feel like Samsung should be number one? They make top notched products and have really strived in the mobile handset and tablet markets. Not to mention that they make a lot of other electronical products like PCs, hardware, and home electronics. I believe that they have earned this top spot through smart marketing and premium products. Samsung has really reinvented their image into a global competitor and leader in the electronics business. Samsung has much more experience than Nokia has. Nokia is, albeit a really good phone company, but has recently failed to assess right marketing strategies, and this is what happens to them. You reap what you sow; and in Nokia's case they put out a dead OS(Symbian), and look what they got, a plummeting market share and their name diminished from it's former glory. I really don't understand how you don't feel that Samsung should be on top after all that they've done.

23. guildsa654 posted on 27 Apr 2012, 05:23 1 2

I don't know, I just don't feel Samsungto be a top one. But it's your opinion. SO i'll respect it. :)

26. rf1975 posted on 27 Apr 2012, 05:40 4 5

Do not worry. They can be a top copier.

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27. protozeloz posted on 27 Apr 2012, 06:21 3 1

Not another..... sho sho

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13. Deicide posted on 27 Apr 2012, 02:12 5 0

They did experiment with Android, but Stephen Elop, who before was working with Microsoft before moving to Nokia, went toward the approach of WP7. WP7 is not bad, it has potential and hopefully we'll see it with the upcoming WP8 Apollo release. Nokia has really boosted the sales of WP7 and now WP7 rules majority market share in Finland(Nokia's home country). Symbian is dead and should of been terminated a long time ago, if only Nokia had promoted Symbian more into U.S markets. I think there's already too much manufacturers for Android it's nice to see a company exclusive for WP7. I would've gotten the Lumia 900, if I didn't have this gorgeous Galaxy Note.

28. protozeloz posted on 27 Apr 2012, 06:41 5 1

You though he could win? He didn't have a chance

32. remixfa posted on 27 Apr 2012, 08:37 5 1

Arent you glad you guys were wrong about the bet? Bad bet my butt. Not only was it not even close, I got rid of taco..

:) i think we all just won something there. :)

59. protozeloz posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:44 1 0

I don't like bets, I think they are childish.

46. snowgator posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:28 1 1

Okay, Sniggs.... How do you really feel??

I kinda passed up on the "Taco" comments above (AMAZING it was the very first post, wasn't it?), but really he will be talked about for years even IF he stays away. I mean we still bring up "Bada Peter" to this day, and he was a flash in the pan compared to Taco. Truthfully, he made me think through things about Apple and wasn't always wrong. He and Gemini were interesting, except when they got personal.

Moral of the story? Remixfa is a bad, bad man.....

93. remixfa posted on 27 Apr 2012, 17:39 1 1

lol.. how am i a bad man?

he mouthed off, so i offered a bet and he accepted it. it was his own free will. and he lost fair and square... like normal.. he was wrong.

besides, im pretty sure the bulk of the boards is pretty happy of his departure from the looks of it.

but who are we kidding, we all know that taco doesnt have an ounce of honor and will continue to post under his name or a new name, regardless of the bet.

33. remixfa posted on 27 Apr 2012, 08:38 7 1

its been brought up so many times by both taco, myself, and everyone else, if you even visit semi regularly u would know about it.

BYE BYE TACO :)

36. Sniggly posted on 27 Apr 2012, 10:30 3 1

Saying I thought it was a bad bet implies that I thought you had little chance of winning. That wasn't the case. However, I didn't think it was a sure enough thing to risk your tenure here on.

Congratulations on winning, man. Just try not to become insufferable about it.

38. remixfa posted on 27 Apr 2012, 10:37 4 1

no intentions of becoming insufferable. just enjoying the moment and ready to call taco on the fact that i think he will still be around and not honor the bet. been waiting months for this report. gotta enjoy it a little :)

37. GuiltyBystander posted on 27 Apr 2012, 10:34 4 1

Now wait, he can't leave without all of us singing him the goodbye song
can he?

Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye! :)

Now, can you make another bet with eaxvac please? :p

53. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:40 1 2

Not so fast bud. Check out the links I posted

48. snowgator posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:31 1 0

Ummmm ..... well....

Geez, I got nothing. What was the point of the really poor poetry????

58. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:44 1 3

I think this may be Ilia. He got a temp ban and has lost his mind

65. protozeloz posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:52 0 0

just because you did that does not mean everyone else does, and Lilia has been arguing with this guy before, APPLE_ROYALLY's comment is in favor of iOS

68. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:54 1 2

If ilia is arguing with himself he's really lost it.

This little poems remind me of Ilia's nonsense flipped to be pro Apple.

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70. protozeloz posted on 27 Apr 2012, 13:03 0 0

he is been doing that for a while, I find them amusing when he is not using them to insult people ( and brands) but this one is quite harmless

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41. Sniggly posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:03 3 1

Lol, called it. I knew you'd cop out.

42. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:07 1 3

Not a cop out. Why are you ok with one estimate and not the other? Let's let the dust settle to see what really happened. Samsung refuses to report actual sales now.

44. Sniggly posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:21 3 1

It's not a refusal. It's just not something they or any other manufacturer really does apart from Apple, and even Apple's numbers look funky sometimes.

And what are you waiting for? For Samsung CEO to come to Phonearena and comment to confirm that the original estimate was correct?

If you want to stick around, why don't you just ask for it instead of being a sore loser?

And really, why DO you want to stick around? You're almost universally reviled, your comments often ignored or scoffed at. You usually make yourself out to be a bigger fool with each new post you write. Why not cut your losses and go somewhere where your comments will be welcomed by all the other iFanboys doing their circle jerk?

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45. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:27 1 3

Check out the CNN money link. I base my comments on facts which drives you all crazy. You guys can't handle the fact android is a 2nd rate OS.

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50. Sniggly posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:35 1 1

Oh yeah? Of that's so, then why was I able to silence you three times in a row over separate issues? For instance, your claim that iPhone owners are more tech savvy, that Android turned out to be just like IOS, and that Apple was doing well in its court attacks on "copycats."

You know full well that I posted a link to the survey you were misquoting for your first claim, that I pointed out that apart from a touchscreen, the G1 looked nothing like the iPhone, and finally that Motorola had just won an early ITC victory against Apple.

Each time you fell silent. If you were so right about everything, it should have been no problem to come back and shut me down. But you haven't.

You're delusional if you think that you're considered an idiot because we're all jealous of Apple or IOS.

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47. Sniggly posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:29 2 1

CNN, unsurprisingly, is quoting the same marketing firm you are. Therefore, they don't count as a second source.

Also, we all know that CNN is a paid shill of Apple that will rarely publish anything even remotely negative about the company, while they will attack Google at the drop of a hat.

49. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:34 1 2

Wow listen to you! CNN is payed off by Apple? Are you serious? You fandroids have some major insecurity issues. You guys won't accept anything negative about Google and come back with retarded stuff like CNN is payed of by Apple.

Haha sad

52. Sniggly posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:39 1 1

It's pretty much obvious, Taco. CNN has their collective tech noses shoved so far up Apple's ass that they're popping out of their mouth like particularly chunky projectile vomit. Every Apple article (and there are a LOT of them) sings Apple's praises without fail, while every Google related topic spreads fear mongering and other bulls**t.

And if you really can't fathom that they're capable of bias, just look at their godawfully coverage of Julian Assange and Bradley Manning.

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54. taco50 (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:41 1 2

I'm not saying the news has no bias, but they really could care less about google vs android

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