Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by mtgx on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @06:18AM (#12682946)

They did rush - they launched Note 7 a year ahead of its time (last year we had Note 5) when they were only supposed to release Note 6. That takes, dare I say, courage. (just a joke, they just skipped the number 6 to put it in line with the Galaxy S generation).

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by Razengan on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @07:41AM (#12683395)

It's more likely that they named it 7 to put it as a direct competitor to the iPhone 7 Plus.

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by TazeTSchnitzel on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @02:28PM (#12687151)

They named it 7 so it would line up with the S7.

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by madeofpalk on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @06:23AM (#12682973)

In the same way that Windows 10 was rushed to be a year early because they 'skipped' Windows 9?

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by Piskvorrr on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @06:41AM (#12683056)

Pretty sure that one was to avoid a Windows Nein. (They are still striving for a Windows?Nein! situation given the FUBAR Anniversary Edition, albeit "by any other name")

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by beanbragade on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @08:44AM (#12683810)

I think it was so users wouldn't follow "Windows 9x" tutorials thinking they would still work.

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by nandhp on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @10:38AM (#12684761)

I think it was actually for the software that was doing that:

    	if (osName.startsWith("windows 9"))

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8397664

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Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by madeofpalk on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @07:08AM (#12683215)

I know - I was trying to use sarcasm to point how how marketing names don't really mean much in terms of product development and doesn't indicate anything here was rushed out the door.

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