Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing

Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by lemoncucumber on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @05:52PM (#19733317)

Samsung has a history of shipping crappy products just for the sake of being the first to do it. Their product line has always been a sprawling mess of overly-specialized niche products. It seems like they have a strategy of throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by vinay427 on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @05:56PM (#19733344)

Well, thankfully they do also ship many products that are the first to do something useful, so as a normal consumer that isn't a first-adopter for most things I appreciate that they create a market for many random innovations.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by bradknowles on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @06:14PM (#19733504)

Samsung has a history of squirting out over fifty new phone models each year, hoping that a production rate in excess of 1.0 per week will be sufficient to cause at least one of those 50+ models to stick.

At least, they hope it will stick for a little while, long enough for them to find the next random thing that will stick for a little while.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by cageface on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @01:46AM (#19735860)

True but they also occasionally put out really nice products. The S10e is a great phone, for example. In many ways it shows an attention to detail that used to be the province of a famous fruit branded company.

Their approach to product design seems pretty chaotic but that doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by michelb on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @06:11AM (#19736983)

It depends on the market segment maybe? I like my (older) Samsung TV and love my Samsung fridge. But those are not exactly contested markets that heavily impact stock performance.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by kylek on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @08:26PM (#19734426)

Probably considered a win as long as it isn't banned from airplanes. (re: exploding S7 batteries)

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by muxator on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @07:23AM (#19737292)

s7 -> Note 7

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by muzani on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:31AM (#19736546)

It's not always the latest. It could be that they are able to move faster than all the other companies by being willing to take much higher risk.

I bought two mid range Samsung phones and they were terrible to the point I suspected they were fake. Then I bought a Samsung refrigerator that broke down often. It's not niche or anything, they just make everything quite hacky.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by theandrewbailey on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @08:40AM (#19737743)

Kind of like Sony. Instead of an extensive line of phones, Sony offers an extensive line of media formats.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by sgift on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @03:25AM (#19736285)

Not every company can be a copycat that throws polish on things and shitloads of marketing. Some have to do the hard work first.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by simonh on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @06:23AM (#19737030)

The hard work should include making sure the product is safe, secure and works as advertised. Things Samsung has a track record of not bothering with.

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Re:Why We Think Galaxy Folds Are Failing by close04 on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @05:07AM (#19736698)

> Some have to do the hard work first

Sure. First as in before they launch a deeply flawed product? Sometimes a half-assed launch is worse that a delayed one. I'm having a hard time touching any bleeding edge tech from Samsung when I know they're willing to dump this kind of stuff on the customer.

Do the hard work, then charge full price when it's done and ready.

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