Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Faced with weak growth, has Samsung lost its vision?
English Language The Hankyoreh ^ | Jan.29,2016 18:05 KST | By Lee Jeong-hun, staff reporter

Posted on 02/02/2016 9:31:58 PM PST by Swordmaker

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-42 next last

1 posted on 02/02/2016 9:31:58 PM PST by Swordmaker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Swordmaker

Yeah where are all the damn 3d tvs everyone was working on?


2 posted on 02/02/2016 9:33:51 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ThunderSleeps; ShadowAce; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; ...
Samsung is cutting employees and R&D because, according to Samsung managers, the "company is in trouble." Quoting managers, Samsung's policy has ben to be a "fast followers rather than first movers. . ." What is even more surprising is that Samsung has revealed that their R&D budget is a mere $11.4 million. Compare that to Apple's 2015 R&D spending of $8.6 BILLION.

With Samsung's reputation, you have to wonder if Samsung's $11.4 million for R&D cost is only to cover the cost of toner and paper for the copy machines. < /s > -- PING!

Pinging ThunderSleeps and Shadow Ace for their ping lists.


Apple R&D costs vs. Samsung's R&D costs
Ping!

The latest Apple/Mac/iOS Pings can be found by searching Keyword "ApplePingList" on FreeRepublic's Search.

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me

3 posted on 02/02/2016 9:47:55 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Secret Agent Man

My phone (Samsung Galaxy Note2) is four years old.

I might need to replace it this year, but Samsung dropped replaceable batteries and MicroSD slots. I am a power user. Their current units are insufficient for my needs.

Dropping out of the power user market is probably what caused the drop, since if you look at it as a percentage it isn’t that huge a drop.

Did the amount they saved in expenditures meet or exceed the revenue drop?


4 posted on 02/02/2016 9:53:51 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Swordmaker

How do you spell Samsung? Sony.


5 posted on 02/02/2016 9:53:54 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Secret Agent Man

3d tv’s are physically the same as 2d but with a few more lines if code.


6 posted on 02/02/2016 9:54:28 PM PST by TexasGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: PA Engineer

Samsung ate sony’s lunch


7 posted on 02/02/2016 9:55:27 PM PST by TexasGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: MrEdd

I have the galaxy sii. was going to get microsoft 950 but reviews are mixed


8 posted on 02/02/2016 9:57:52 PM PST by TexasGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: TexasGator
Samsung ate sony’s lunch

Ugh. That is the point. Now everyone is going to eat Samsung's lunch. It's not Sushi.
9 posted on 02/02/2016 10:03:46 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: TexasGator

Compare AT&T or Sprint version reviews with reviews for the unlocked international version.
The lock up problems with the 950 seem likely to be caused by carrier installed bloatware.


10 posted on 02/02/2016 10:05:03 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Swordmaker

Following the path Nokia Mobile Phones took. Nokia is still around, they just don’t make phones any longer.


11 posted on 02/02/2016 10:28:04 PM PST by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MrEdd

I agree I will probably buy new ph in next year but won’t buy a ph that the battery cannot be easily remove and replaced with a charged one. Same with no microSD slot. Samsung won’t get my biz.

I did just buy a Samsung 10.5 Tablet though. Has USB port and it is for home so charging is fine when battery is low.


12 posted on 02/02/2016 10:42:49 PM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Secret Agent Man
Yeah where are all the damn 3d tvs everyone was working on?

And the flexible roll-up screens. I thought Samsung excelled in that area and would make billions there. Their curved big screen TVs are amazing. The next thing was going to be flexible paper-thin screens on everything.

13 posted on 02/02/2016 11:17:27 PM PST by roadcat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Secret Agent Man
Well if they were Plasma I might be interested.

Ed

14 posted on 02/02/2016 11:20:43 PM PST by husky ed (FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERT)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: husky ed
Well if they were Plasma I might be interested.

Plasma screens are energy wasters and deteriorate after a few years. The latest tech beats them in both energy usage and brightness, without putting out much heat.

15 posted on 02/03/2016 12:01:56 AM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: MrEdd

Microsd went away in part due to Google’s decisions within previous versions of Android os. Google has reenabled the easy use of micro sd, so we might see a resurgence of inclusion. The coming Samsung Galaxy S7 will supposedly include again.

Replaceable batteries are probably a thing of the past within the next two years, though I cling to them with a fury.


16 posted on 02/03/2016 12:12:55 AM PST by catbertz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: roadcat

The super thin, flexible screens are coming soon enough. Samsung and LG have shown them repeatedly.

LG just showed on that you can roll up in a tube for shipping. It attaches to a credit card thick magnetic frame on the wall. There is YouTube video of the demo girl peeling it away from the frame and bending it. Pretty cool.


17 posted on 02/03/2016 12:31:12 AM PST by catbertz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: TexasGator

Samsung Note 5 is amazing. I don’t usually get excited about phones but what this thing does is amazing. The pen is like magic. Amazing really. And the screen colors blow away even the newest Apple phone ...that was confirmed by a room full of IPhone lovers that noticed the vivid display. One asked if it was the new iphone.


18 posted on 02/03/2016 2:50:29 AM PST by gunsequalfreedom
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: catbertz

The only thing that can make replaceable batteries a thing of the past is a concept called brand loyalty being universally embraced.

I don’t think that is possible.


19 posted on 02/03/2016 5:26:00 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Swordmaker
Wonder how many others, besides myself, got burned with Samsung's "It's the mirrors!" TV debacle.

Great picture, when it worked.

3 lamps, two color wheels, faulty circuit board in 3 years. ( Oh, we don't support that model anymore. Maybe you could find the part on the internet somewhere)

Samsung = Samsuck!

20 posted on 02/03/2016 5:39:16 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-42 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson