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New Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Commercial Attacks Apple for iPhone 6 Plus
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2-3 ads in under a week? They're not just scared, they're "girl about to be murdered in a slasher film" scared.
At least that was clever
It was funnier and I think a little more good-natured though.
Like they did in the I'm a Mac campaign?
It was funnier and I think a little more good-natured though.
This would be another point to use against Droidheads if the Android fans who troll in every technology thread on the internet actually had taken the time they waste trolling to get an education so they could understand why your point is true in the first part.
Samsung is doing the classic tactic that CA used to do way back when: accentuate your weakness by showing everyone that everyone else does it too.
Samsung has already lost the war, they just don't know it. They have no ideas, no creativity, and no future. They did buy SmartThings, but they'll screw that up too - because all of those things (ideas, creativity, imagination) require risk, and if there's one thing that Samsung doesn't do it's risk.
Samsung doesn't even have a history of creativity like Sony. Sony could theoretically mine its mythos and re-inspire itself by dragging out the amazing feats of engineering that it did way back when. All Samsung can say is "wow, we really marketed the ***** out of this."
Like the PC clone manufacturers of yesteryear Samsung will fade and die, and Apple will soldier on, defying the perpetual death sentence that everyone lays on it.
Like they did in the I'm a Mac campaign?
Yeah, because this is EXACTLY the same thing.
...and Samsung can't sell the same amount of S5 in an entire year as Apple's iPhone 6 in a single weekend.
Notice the commercial says, "In 2011..."
Guess they didn't want to mention the 2007 launch of iPhone caused them to ditch the keyboard and use multi-touch...savagely copying all things iPhone?
No biggie...enjoy your plastic Samsung and inferior ecosystem. I'd rather sport the 4S than be locked into that crazy world.
Notice the commercial says, "In 2011..."
Guess they didn't want to mention the 2007 launch of iPhone caused them to ditch the keyboard and use multi-touch...savagely copying all things iPhone?
No biggie...enjoy your plastic Samsung and inferior ecosystem. I'd rather sport the 4S than be locked into that crazy world.
I think this is a good ad. I'm willing to bet they are targetting Android fans who haven't made up their mind which Android phone they are going to. A lot of Android users are people who are against Apple on principle and would love this kind of ad. You gotta remember, Apple is only one of Samsung's competitors. And it's the only one that is running a really different system (otherwords they have a lot of competitors that are running the same system so the people looking for that system have other options).
It's obviously not aimed at Apple users. And I'm betting Samsung isn't so worried about converting the Apple users more than people who want an Android phone or are thinking of going to Android. They have to convince those people that Samsung's Android phone is the one for them and not some other company's android phone. Speaking to them on a level they would fully agree with (many are offended at Apple and how they perceive apple as just copying) is one way to get them to look at Samsung closer.
If they offend a few Apple fans, oh well, they weren't going to get their business anyways so why should they care?
It's obviously not aimed at Apple users. And I'm betting Samsung isn't so worried about converting the Apple users more than people who want an Android phone or are thinking of going to Android. They have to convince those people that Samsung's Android phone is the one for them and not some other company's android phone. Speaking to them on a level they would fully agree with (many are offended at Apple and how they perceive apple as just copying) is one way to get them to look at Samsung closer.
If they offend a few Apple fans, oh well, they weren't going to get their business anyways so why should they care?
Particularly patents:
http://www.applenews.zone/2014/09/pay-tokenization-for-security.html
http://www.applenews.zone/2014/09/pay-tokenization-for-security.html
Their lameness aside, I relish in the fact thatPay isn't something Samsung will ever be able to copycat -- it's such a precise and deliberate blend of hardware, software (OS), patents, business deals, existing assets (credit cards via iTunes), etc.
Peace, Samsung.
Unfortunately this is true. With a new Apple phone I now expect quality, but not anything new. Maybe a victim of there own success? Apple used to tear up the rule book with new products, but with a yearly release cycle it's just spec bumps and case tweaks.
I wouldn't go that far. During Apple keynotes, Apple definitely takes potshots at the competition. It's just that there has to be a limit to such things and Samsung has gone way past that limit.
Boy Samsung can make a fast ad. There commercial company must be on call 24/7.
Never seen a company turn ads so fast, quality aside of course.
Never seen a company turn ads so fast, quality aside of course.
Thats why the I'm a Mac, I'm a PC commercials were great. Apple didn't attack any one in particular, just the platform. Apple poked fun at its competitors without resorting to name calling.
Samsung seemingly doesn't understand how this works which is weird because they have a US presence. Cant anyone at the Corp US site march upstairs and tell them how American Minds work?
Haha. So stupid. So Apple could make the same commercial about the whole damn concept of large touchscreen smartphone with app store etc etc. But they don't. Why? Because it doesn't mean anything. Samsung saying Apple is making use of their good idea is no reason to not buy an iPhone. In fact it's the opposite. They are saying that Apple has added another good idea to their product. And in the meantime if the Note was ahead of its time in 2014, they are still making the same thing in 2014 so I mean...are they behind the curve themselves now or...?
If you went back in 2007 and showed them a Galaxy Note, people would probably call it "An iPhone ripoff, but bigger".
Now that Android has been sold for >5 years and all smartphone OEMs (even BlackBerry and Nokia) have been making iPhone-like devices for years, it's like the fact the very concept of those devices is based on the iPhone doesn't count anymore.
The fact Samsung can make this type of ad, and that a lot of Android users probably agree with its message, despite we're strictly talking of a screen size (not the included stylus or any touch-wizy features), shows exactly that. I mean the hypocrisy is pretty strong but it's like things don't count anymore after a certain time.
Now that Android has been sold for >5 years and all smartphone OEMs (even BlackBerry and Nokia) have been making iPhone-like devices for years, it's like the fact the very concept of those devices is based on the iPhone doesn't count anymore.
The fact Samsung can make this type of ad, and that a lot of Android users probably agree with its message, despite we're strictly talking of a screen size (not the included stylus or any touch-wizy features), shows exactly that. I mean the hypocrisy is pretty strong but it's like things don't count anymore after a certain time.
you just made my day by mentioning the fact that Google wallet came out 3 years ago
I totally forgot it existed because ... well ... no one is ever seen using itThat is exactly correct. Apple didnt add NFC into the phone until there was an significant use for it. Plus Google Wallet is not going stand the test of time with the data stored in the Cloud. The industry will force them to switch to develop something much more secure and we know that Apple holds the patents. Looks like we'll see Google Pay on the Note 25.
Apple Innovated. Samsung Adds Gimmicks To What It Copies.
Apple innovates technology. Samsung copies it.
Do you really want to buy your phone and notebook/tablet/phablet/etc. from the same company that makes your washer, dryer, refrigerator, oven, dishwasher, etc.
LOL. how sad is that. more importantly, where's the cool factor?
Apple's already working on Samsung's next big thing.
Apple innovates technology. Samsung copies it.
Do you really want to buy your phone and notebook/tablet/phablet/etc. from the same company that makes your washer, dryer, refrigerator, oven, dishwasher, etc.
LOL. how sad is that. more importantly, where's the cool factor?
Apple's already working on Samsung's next big thing.
Sort of like the "I'm a Mac" ads? Regardless Samsung is actually right here. Like it or not, Samsung has had big screen phones since day 1 while everyone laughed at them. I'm not saying I'm not happy that Apple finally has a huge phone, but it's funny that now everyone that used to hate phablets will now soon own one.
I don't think Samsung is aiming this at Apple. This is really an attempt to make their phone look better to some one looking for an Android phone
(cause a lot of android users feel that way about Apple. Appealing to that sentiment they may decide to go with Samsung's Android phone over Sony's for example).I think you forget, Samsung has a lot of competition for people looking for Android phones.
