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Storage? I am Storage!
Add in the various law-suites against Samsung at the moment, their future is not looking too good.
Can I quote you on that in years to come?
I predict that the only place that Apple will get serious legal traction against Samsung is the US. No-one else has such corrupt patent law. Of course, Samsung also has some prior art:
Founded 1938, entered electronics industry in late 1960's.
Started manufacturing B&W televisions in 1970.
Started exporting color televisions in 1977, world's top selling brand since 2006.
World's top sales revenue for LCD and LED displays.
World's largest computer chip manufacturer, largest memory chip manufacturer since 1993.
In 2006, Samsung Group would have been the 35th largest economy in the world if ranked, larger than that of Argentina.
1991: Development of mobile phone handset completed.
1992: 10 millionth industrial robot produced.
1999: Developed wireless Internet phone (Smartphone), a small, multi-function phone.
2000: Launches PDA phone; TV Phone and Watch Phone Make Guinness Book of World Records.
2005: Released the world's first 7 mega pixel camera phone.
Having said all that, I'm also wary when it comes to buying Samsung products, but I think the problem decreases as you pay more. For example, not many people are going to criticize a Samsung Galaxy II, and if you want the best possible LCD television and money is no object, Samsung will be happy to oblige. Conversely, I don't much like their cheap TVs and monitors, and anecdotally find their cheap phones to be of inferior quality and design.
Is any of this surprising?