Apple and Samsung Moving into 'Hate-Hate' Relationship

[Macaveli213]

Firstly, you switching doesn't indicate anything when the market is buying up iPhone's faster than the company can supply them.

Secondly, why does Apple need to produce this "WOW" product? Just because Apple has had major "hits" with the iPod, iPhone and iPad you think that they need to keeping pumping out new products. That the silliest reasoning I've seen to criticise a company.

Why don't you blame other companies then too? Companies like Acer, Asus, Dell, Samsung, etc, for not producing a new product? Heck i want a revolutionary fridge Samsung what the hell are you doing you're not being inventive?!

Sounds stupid doesn't it? Well that is essentially what you're saying just because Apple hasn't made anything new since 2010 (albeit i feel the Retina Macbook is one of those "new" devices).

Apple is being more inventive than any other tech company of the last decade. That is fact. So quit whining.

You think about it.

The fridge market, is not nearly as competitive as the smart phone market. What you're saying does sound stupid, but that's your fault. Those two cannot even compare. Samsung, and all the other companies who make Android phones, essentially provide technology for Google. Now Google, is very much innovative. A whole lot more innovative than Apple. Just because they don't have celebrities marketing their products, doesn't mean that Apple is better. Apple is behind with innovation. ****, iOS 2 is almost the same exact thing as iOS 6. When you look at the big picture. Oh wow a video camera on the 3GS, been around since 2005, oh wow notifications! And now GPS? Really? This stuff isn't innovative, nor is it new. Doesn't change a thing in the industry.

The reason the iPhone sells is because people don't know any people. Thus why they are iSheep. That will change, I promise you. You'll witness it yourself. If there's me, a hard loyal Apple fan who switched, there's more of me, believe me.

 

[powers74]

Where's the spin?

Are you saying that Apple isn't threatened by Samsung?

Yes.

I could be wrong, but I don't think they are.

 

[samcraig]

Yes.

I could be wrong, but I don't think they are.

You really don't think Apple is threatened by Samsung. Ok - I'll bite. Why?

 

[Xiroteus]

Adobe, Microsoft, Google, now Samsung... Anyone else?

 

[xofruitcake]

TSMC has proven quite capable for this task when they produced the...well, I'm sure that Apple will be able to maintain supply somehow. Do you really think the plant will have to idle, or the chips will just find their way into other products...And can TSMC provide them as cheaply and reliably as Samsung?

Qcom is trying to use TSMC as their foundry as well..They were in a bidding war with Apple trying to lock up TSMC capacity. So yes, I think TSMC is more than qualify to manufacture processor...


http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4394937/Report-TSMC-rebuffs-Apple-Qualcomm

When Apple go to the Samsung competitor for NAND and memory, they will have to build capacity to fill Apple's order. And now Samsung will have to market their product against a supply/demand balance market. The only way for them to sell the devices is to lower price. If they are aggressive with the pricing, they will find buyers. But it just trigger another round of price cut.. not pretty for anyone.

 

[clibinarius]

Qcom is trying to use TSMC as their foundry as well..They were in a bidding war with Apple trying to lock up TSMC capacity. So yes, I think TSMC is more than qualify to manufacture processor...


http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4394937/Report-TSMC-rebuffs-Apple-Qualcomm

When Apple go to the Samsung competitor for NAND and memory, they will have to build capacity to fill Apple's order. And now Samsung will have to market their product against a supply/demand balance market. The only way for them to sell the devices is to lower price. If they are aggressive with the pricing, they will find buyers. But it just trigger another round of price cut.. not pretty for anyone.

I think Samsung would do well as they can build their phones to order without really going through nearly as many suppliers. Plus, again, if Windows does take off, Samsung wins. Meanwhile, iOS is pretty stagnant. I can't tell any advantages of iOS 6 v. 5...

 

[Tech198]

Samsung, hanging on by a thread getting the A6 in the iPhone 5, (and probably something else ...)

What happens when this 'Hate-Hate relationship' turns ugly, and Samsung says, "ok.. Apple, find someone else do your products..."