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iFixit Removes Galaxy Fold Teardown at Samsung's Request
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Making a phone fold isn't innovation, it's just a novelty. And it will die off just like Windows Phone.
Exactly. Better to try than not try at all. I laughed so hard when Apple released APFS. REALLY? A stupid file system? True Tone? Force Touch? 3D Touch? When Apple gimmicks they gimmick haaaard.
69Mustang. I usually line up with your thinking -- but not this time.
iFixIt did not receive stolen goods. [We do not know the T&Cs signed by the intermediary, who did.]
Either way, iFixIt did what it does.
Maybe, just maybe, Samsung should have contracted iFixIt for a teardown before the fold's public release.
They did find the weaknesses a-priori, after all.
I’m sorry, but I think Samsung’s engineers and PR department would disagree in this instance. That’s a great mantra in many instances, but not after you mock others’ missteps and then have the stones to charge $2000 for broken prototypes.
Do you really wanna take Samsung (of all the brands) down the “gimmicks” road vs. Apple?
While this is another blow to an already troubled product. We need to see what Samsung does and not say what they should do. I'm not defending them because they launched a product that is faulty, but I'm sure they thought it would hold up. I doubt they wanted what is happening now because that's a lose-lose situation for all.
That said, we don't know what their plans are regarding an upgrade/fix. Maybe production and development wise they can do it fairly simply. What the end result will be we can only wait to find out.
That said, we don't know what their plans are regarding an upgrade/fix. Maybe production and development wise they can do it fairly simply. What the end result will be we can only wait to find out.
I think Samsung could fix it if they would just remove that foldy thing. Yeah, that should do it.
Nevertheless.... it’s something new to the market
I’m sorry... adding a better screen and extra camera lenses is nice but it’s getting old
If you think a file system is stupid then you’re in no position to comment about tech issues. At all.
A file system is one of the most difficult things in an OS to implement. It’s also one of the most important.
Let me know when Samsung or Qualcomm catches up to a 2 year old A Series processor.
Smart man... usually. Not this time though.
Because we don't know the terms and conditions signed by the intermediary I stated: potentially stolen IP, not stolen IP.
What iFixit does is teardown products that are on the market. It's why they buy what they teardown. They don't destroy other's property... especially without permission. In this case they did, and they did it to property they had no right to destroy.
Samsung should have found the weaknesses in their product through their own quality testing before releasing review units. iFixit would not be the answer. There are multiple companies that specialize in product testing. Any of those would have been sufficient. That isn't iFixit's bailiwick.
Yes, well the screen at least. They started hyping potential prototypes around that time, so yea pretty much.
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Yes, create a new design that doesn't break easily and actually adds some value. I think it's completely ass backwards, but that's where they are at.
Yeah, I hadn't even seen the original teardown, but now that I heard Samsung wanted it down, I went to archive.org to read it because I got curious.
Streisand effect is real, companies don't seem to understand that.
I'm designing a triple fold phone down to a post-it note size, it may suck and haven't work out the details yet, want to buy one? It's very innovated. ;-)
The saying in politics is "never let a one-day story become a two-day story." This turns a one-day story into a two-day story, as there will now be articles like this one that remind us of the screen debacle. I'm a case-in-point, as I had not heard about the teardown at issue. Now I have, and now I know it was unfavorable to Samsung.
To be fair, though, this was already going to be a 2-day story, as it was supposed to go on sale today.
Atleast Samsung recalls there products lol. Crsppy apple with their keyboard failure and still refuse to recall their products sigh
Like it or not, even though Apple seems not to be innovating like it used to, some companies are still afraid of them and want to beat Apple to the punch.
When news web sites (such as MacRumors) even hint at something that Apple maybe thinking about, other companies rush to be the first, and unfortunately, quality is suffering and Apple may still be to blame for that.
When news web sites (such as MacRumors) even hint at something that Apple maybe thinking about, other companies rush to be the first, and unfortunately, quality is suffering and Apple may still be to blame for that.
Besides fixing the design, Samsung should also change the name to "iFixit Folded".
Now, iFixit will be also be pressured to remove unflattering Apple reviews on new products.
Now, iFixit will be also be pressured to remove unflattering Apple reviews on new products.
Except then the employees just going to leave it laying around at some random bar, did you forget the iPhone 4 fiasco?
Samsung can request anything they want. I
I look forward to the day I can have a roll up screen
