News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone. Parent comment

Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by incongruity on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @11:26AM (#12685251)
Samsung – our business is exploding! This is a minor brand disaster but as others have said, consumers have short memories.

Look at Toyota's unintended acceleration issues as a good example. Has it really impacted them many months on?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone by exclusiv on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @03:31PM (#12687752)
They may have short memories but many consumers will switch and try something different now because they don't want to wait for whatever's next.

Since the flagships are all pretty close these days, it will be more challenging to get them back due to the upgrade cycle.

40% of Android users upgrade as soon as provider allows (usually every 2 years) while 58% wait until their current phone dies or becomes obsolete. [1]

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/07/09/how-oft...

[ Parent | on HN ]