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Soli said:

anantksundaram said:

The Bloomberg article has an utterly offensive headline. It's essentially like saying that my stupidity is the result of your smarts. In words, not, you know, my fault.

As always, it's Apple's fault. Clickbait crap. 

I don't want to give them a click; would you mind providing the title?

"Samsung crisis Began in rush to capitalize on uninspiring iPhone "

That's a stupid idea. This is exactly how you turn into Microsoft. I would not discount Wall Street from spreading those rumours...

sog35 said:

Nice. Apple needs to do more to leverage their user base.  Apple is literally leaving tens of billions on the table by not taking advantage of advertising opportunities. Better Apple than Google

Really? How exactly is Apple "better than Google" if they behave like Google, smell like Google, look like Google etc? The crux is this: "improving user experience(or not busting it)" and "getting the tens of billions on the table" are often at odds. Yes, Apple can grab the money and turn into Google/Microsoft, like IBM, Dell or Hewlett-Packard did before them. Those companies used to be highly respected for their laser-like focus on their products and users. Then they grabbed the billions on the table.

This is a load of drek. The government needs to address all these "law abiding" citizens. People who don't have anything to hide should not fear any "law enforcement intrusion". The Force exists to protect them, even from themselves. What we need is to apply a serial number to everyone (Serial Identification Number). People who'd refuse that are obviously terrorists and should be relegated to trash zones, like the trash SINless people they are. Why should there be a right to privacy of information? Security is obviously much more important. People who deny this should be sent back abroad where they belong, as the illegal aliens they really are (and if they aren't yet, they should be made so).

sflocal said:

Good.  ScamScum deserves every little bit of pain it receives.  I have zero sympathy for them.

I agree about the company, but this kind of announcement usually goes with, later on in the year, massive layoffs. In a country like South Korea where Samsung very much is a "cannot be ignored or avoided" employer (or order giver for other companies), this means thousands of normal people like you and me ending up jobless because a few fat cats made a lot of money via dishonest means.

I have zero sympathy for the company nor the executives involved in these products, but I am sorry for the average Joes and Janes...