Posted on 06/19/2013 1:11:30 AM PDT by TexGrill
Mark Zuckerberg, one of the young cofounders of Facebook, on Tuesday met with Samsung Electronics executives including the heir Lee Jay-yong and mobile unit chief Shin Jong-kyun to ask Samsung to manufacture a “Facebook-friendly” phone, industry watchers said.
“Facebook has every intention of becoming the second Google, and with that intent in mind, Zuckerberg is said to have asked Samsung to step up cooperation by launching a phone with a Facebook interface,” said one watcher, declining to be identified.
However, Samsung is unlikely to be considering the request for Facebook-platform phone in a positive light, industry experts said, as there is no symbolic or monetary significance in such a deal.
“Samsung doesn’t want to help nurture a second Google, which is now becoming a formidable rival for Samsung in the handset business,” watchers said.
Google last year acquired Motorola Mobility and is now expected to roll out the Moto X phone.
Facebook also does not carry the kind of premium image that Samsung is seeking to carve out in the world, meaning that a “Facebook-friendly” phone would bring no real benefits for the Korean electronics conglomerate.
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This actually sounds like a good business idea.
The kids would eat it up.
Kids are leaving Facebook in droves. Funny, it’s now viewed as something for old people.
Has Zuckerberg even figured out how Facebook is gonna make money?
Funny. The facebook app is pre-loaded on my phones...always.
I have to root the fool things to get rid of the blasted bloatware.
Nah, they would prefer tumblr.
Or Twitter.
“Has Zuckerberg even figured out how Facebook is gonna make money?”
Judging by the number of adds they throw at me, yes they’ve figured it out.
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Zuck is tied to Obama (Flexible Hoser), NSA, IRS, HLS
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Any good links on how to root a phone and delete the software crap that is preloaded?
Facebook phone has been tried and was a spectacular flop. See: Microsoft.
Smacks of desperation. They’re not making anywhere near the projections. It’s a $5 stock.
Maybe the same way Snooky makes money - - nobody knows.
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