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Re:Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive... by Eisenstein on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:15PM (#36922351)
Over the past 5 or so years everyone I know who previously held Samsung in high regard for non-phone products has had an experience which has put them completely off the brand for the foreseeable future. They market themselves as high-end, but their reliability, service, and usability are worse than the budget brands. It doesn't matter how awesome your TV screen looks if it stops working after 4 months because some proprietary internal part fries itself and takes the panel with it and they want to charge you $1000 to repair it.
Re:Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive... by thefurdrake on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:40PM (#36922594)
Yeah, I personally hate Samsung because of their followthrough. They try to mimic Apple but never quite seem to "get" it. They were just yooge in SK when I was there.
Re:Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive... by alewi481 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:36PM (#36922554)
The last Android phone I owned was the Samsung Galaxy S8. After barely two years of owning it, Samsung announced that they were no longer providing major Android version updates to the phone. That’s what pushed me into getting an iPhone for my next phone purchase after 10 years of being an Android user.
Re:Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive... by foobiekr on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:24PM (#36922436)
Their appliances (refrigerators etc) are worse.
Re:Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive... by callalex on Saturday July 29, 2023 @01:58PM (#36922787)
It turns out when your washing machines keep killing people your reputation takes a bit of a hit.