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You have to understand Samsung. Cloning products cheaply is how Samsung creates a market. Sure they may have to layout cash to settle lawsuits (and they have).
by crag 15y ago
You have to understand Samsung. Cloning products cheaply is how Samsung creates a market. Sure they may have to layout cash to settle lawsuits (and they have). But in the end, it's a successful business model for them. They've grown to be an enormous company.
Now they can afford to innovate. But Samsung didn't start in that position. Be it TV's, radios, business telephones, chips - whatever.
But the iPhone is different. When they copied Nortel (business telephones) years ago, Nortel wasn't a Samsung customer. Apple is. Big time.
I bet part of Samsung wants to choke the mobile division. Cause I gotta believe Apple is looking for other suppliers.
- technoslut 15y ago>You have to understand Samsung. Cloning products cheaply is how Samsung creates a market...Now they can afford to innovate. Samsung has been a very wealthy company for a very long time. They've long had the ability to innovate and they do in some regards. I have no interest in software patents but I do find it offensive to imitate design. A unique design gives an object its identity. It's not as if Ive is the only talented designer in the world.
- channelmeter 15y agoThey say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Here, imitation is the most efficient way to create market share. Samsung started as a lower end brand. Now in the world of electronics, they've become a substitute for higher end brands. The difference between Samsung and Apple is that the latter creates the market. Samsung goes where the market is and carves its own share.