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Why do companies keep doing this crap? Is there some logical reason why they would do this?

• kefka 13y ago
  And I say, "Don't buy from Samsung." My own personal recommendation is to buy a Chinese phone. They're a lot more affordable, and work nearly just as well. I wrote a bit about my phone, a Samsung Mega look-alike that I paid $200 for. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6494895 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6494895
  • gcb1 13y ago
    you are dead wrong. a chinese tablet nowadays works better than a samsung one. the trick to buy anything chinese is to avoid the copy cats. do not buy anything that looks like a traditional brand knock off. buy something that has its own brand and your good. also, my work provided newly released tab3 runs slower then my years old hacked hp touchpad btw. way slower!
    • kefka 13y ago
      Whic is interestingly what I indeed said further down in that link I posted about my experience with my new phablet. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495854 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495854 Of course, you pay for quality. Things in China are cheaper, but they are also "cheaper". Caveat Emptor most certainly applies.
• csense 13y ago
  To make you buy another phone when you travel internationally.