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I don't understand destroying your brand like this. Samsung from the early 2000s to ~2015 meant quality. Is it worth the short term gains from ad revenue over l

by donatj 6y ago

I don't understand destroying your brand like this. Samsung from the early 2000s to ~2015 meant quality. Is it worth the short term gains from ad revenue over long term customer loyalty? I myself was a pretty loyal customer up until very recently when it came time to buy a TV and I specifically wanted one without ads ruining the experience. I'm reasonably certain this will make this many peoples last Samsung TV.

jiggawatts 6y ago
It's absolutely certain. I'm in the market for new, high-end OLED or equivalent TV. There is no way in hell I'm ever buying a Samsung, under any circumstances, ever. Their corporate executives clearly have no ethics whatsoever. But that's not the only problem. My coworkers have been to Samsung's headquarters and worked on their core IT infrastructure. They both rattled off an endless horror show of security lapses and outright violations of common sense that would make your eyes pop out of your head. There is zero chance that your data is "safe" with Samsung. None. They will get hacked. They're almost certainly hacked already, and don't know it. Or they know it and simply don't care.
- NationalPark 6y ago
  You're safe, Samsung doesn't even make OLED televisions! However all OLED TVs on the market do come with smart features and adware, so maybe not so safe after all.
  - jiggawatts 6y ago
    Hilariously, Samsung Display has just invested over $10B in new plants to make next-generation RGB OLED displays, but Samsung Vision -- the subsidiary that makes the actual televisions -- has spent so much money touting their QLED technology as superior to OLED that they don't want to use the panels made by Samsung Display. So I might end up buying a Samsung OLED panel, but not in the form of a Samsung Television.
thekyle 6y ago
I bought a Samsung Galaxy phone and one thing I've noticed is that almost all the stock apps (Samsung Health, Samsung Music, Galaxy Store, etc.) have ads. Their apps are actually kinda nice, but the ads are a huge turn off.
- tryptophan 6y ago
  Yeah, this is super annoying, especially considering I bought an expensive flagship model. My s8 will be my last Samsung phone unless they stop shoving ads into everything.
- dc3k 6y ago
  I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and there are ads on my home screen. Luckily it's only a work phone that I haven't had to look at in several years. I would never personally buy any product from Samsung at this point.

by donatj 6y ago

jiggawatts 6y ago

It's absolutely certain. I'm in the market for new, high-end OLED or equivalent TV. There is no way in hell I'm ever buying a Samsung, under any circumstances, ever. Their corporate executives clearly have no ethics whatsoever. But that's not the only problem. My coworkers have been to Samsung's headquarters and worked on their core IT infrastructure. They both rattled off an endless horror show of security lapses and outright violations of common sense that would make your eyes pop out of your head. There is zero chance that your data is "safe" with Samsung. None. They will get hacked. They're almost certainly hacked already, and don't know it. Or they know it and simply don't care.

NationalPark 6y ago
You're safe, Samsung doesn't even make OLED televisions! However all OLED TVs on the market do come with smart features and adware, so maybe not so safe after all.
- jiggawatts 6y ago
  Hilariously, Samsung Display has just invested over $10B in new plants to make next-generation RGB OLED displays, but Samsung Vision -- the subsidiary that makes the actual televisions -- has spent so much money touting their QLED technology as superior to OLED that they don't want to use the panels made by Samsung Display. So I might end up buying a Samsung OLED panel, but not in the form of a Samsung Television.

thekyle 6y ago

I bought a Samsung Galaxy phone and one thing I've noticed is that almost all the stock apps (Samsung Health, Samsung Music, Galaxy Store, etc.) have ads. Their apps are actually kinda nice, but the ads are a huge turn off.

tryptophan 6y ago
Yeah, this is super annoying, especially considering I bought an expensive flagship model. My s8 will be my last Samsung phone unless they stop shoving ads into everything.
dc3k 6y ago
I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and there are ads on my home screen. Luckily it's only a work phone that I haven't had to look at in several years. I would never personally buy any product from Samsung at this point.