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Samsung has a history of shipping crappy products just for the sake of being the first to do it. Their product line has always been a sprawling mess of overly-s

Samsung has a history of shipping crappy products just for the sake of being the first to do it. Their product line has always been a sprawling mess of overly-specialized niche products. It seems like they have a strategy of throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.

vinay427 7y ago
Well, thankfully they do also ship many products that are the first to do something useful, so as a normal consumer that isn't a first-adopter for most things I appreciate that they create a market for many random innovations.
bradknowles 7y ago
Samsung has a history of squirting out over fifty new phone models each year, hoping that a production rate in excess of 1.0 per week will be sufficient to cause at least one of those 50+ models to stick. At least, they hope it will stick for a little while, long enough for them to find the next random thing that will stick for a little while.
kylek 7y ago
Probably considered a win as long as it isn't banned from airplanes. (re: exploding S7 batteries)
- muxator 7y ago
  s7 -> Note 7
cageface 7y ago
True but they also occasionally put out really nice products. The S10e is a great phone, for example. In many ways it shows an attention to detail that used to be the province of a famous fruit branded company. Their approach to product design seems pretty chaotic but that doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong.
- michelb 7y ago
  It depends on the market segment maybe? I like my (older) Samsung TV and love my Samsung fridge. But those are not exactly contested markets that heavily impact stock performance.
sgift 7y ago
Not every company can be a copycat that throws polish on things and shitloads of marketing. Some have to do the hard work first.
- close04 7y ago
  > Some have to do the hard work first Sure. First as in before they launch a deeply flawed product? Sometimes a half-assed launch is worse that a delayed one. I'm having a hard time touching any bleeding edge tech from Samsung when I know they're willing to dump this kind of stuff on the customer. Do the hard work, then charge full price when it's done and ready.
- simonh 7y ago
  The hard work should include making sure the product is safe, secure and works as advertised. Things Samsung has a track record of not bothering with.
muzani 7y ago
It's not always the latest. It could be that they are able to move faster than all the other companies by being willing to take much higher risk. I bought two mid range Samsung phones and they were terrible to the point I suspected they were fake. Then I bought a Samsung refrigerator that broke down often. It's not niche or anything, they just make everything quite hacky.
theandrewbailey 7y ago
Kind of like Sony. Instead of an extensive line of phones, Sony offers an extensive line of media formats.

vinay427 7y ago

Well, thankfully they do also ship many products that are the first to do something useful, so as a normal consumer that isn't a first-adopter for most things I appreciate that they create a market for many random innovations.

bradknowles 7y ago

Samsung has a history of squirting out over fifty new phone models each year, hoping that a production rate in excess of 1.0 per week will be sufficient to cause at least one of those 50+ models to stick. At least, they hope it will stick for a little while, long enough for them to find the next random thing that will stick for a little while.

kylek 7y ago

Probably considered a win as long as it isn't banned from airplanes. (re: exploding S7 batteries)

muxator 7y ago
s7 -> Note 7

cageface 7y ago

True but they also occasionally put out really nice products. The S10e is a great phone, for example. In many ways it shows an attention to detail that used to be the province of a famous fruit branded company. Their approach to product design seems pretty chaotic but that doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong.

michelb 7y ago
It depends on the market segment maybe? I like my (older) Samsung TV and love my Samsung fridge. But those are not exactly contested markets that heavily impact stock performance.

sgift 7y ago

Not every company can be a copycat that throws polish on things and shitloads of marketing. Some have to do the hard work first.

close04 7y ago
> Some have to do the hard work first Sure. First as in before they launch a deeply flawed product? Sometimes a half-assed launch is worse that a delayed one. I'm having a hard time touching any bleeding edge tech from Samsung when I know they're willing to dump this kind of stuff on the customer. Do the hard work, then charge full price when it's done and ready.
simonh 7y ago
The hard work should include making sure the product is safe, secure and works as advertised. Things Samsung has a track record of not bothering with.

muzani 7y ago

It's not always the latest. It could be that they are able to move faster than all the other companies by being willing to take much higher risk. I bought two mid range Samsung phones and they were terrible to the point I suspected they were fake. Then I bought a Samsung refrigerator that broke down often. It's not niche or anything, they just make everything quite hacky.

theandrewbailey 7y ago

Kind of like Sony. Instead of an extensive line of phones, Sony offers an extensive line of media formats.