Well, except for the time they ran a campaign mocking Intel chips… until they adopted it themselves. Or when Tim Cook called the Surface like blending a toaster and a refrigerator… until iPad became more like the Surface. Or when Steve said video on music players was a dumb idea… and then released iPod video… Etc, etc.
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Samsung and Oppo Seek to Rival iPhone A-Series Chips With Custom Designs and TSMC Fabrication
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You don't have to coddle anyone, but you should treat people with a minimum level of respect. From your other comments I copy / pasted in there, perhaps you should reflect on how you treat people on here.
Please do tell me (exactly) where I was wrong in my previous comments?
iPhone still doesn't have a stylus, they've stuck to their criticism on phones not needing styluses.
This has been one of problems for Samsung. Samsung chips generally use Samsung's foundry for manufacturing, which is behind TSMC.
The mobile OS Software is now nationalized in China. HUAWEI donated the HOS to the Chinese Government. So, now all companies and universities are contributing to the same public project. This way everyone can use all the IPs and they don’t have to second guess other companies for choke-holding them. It’s also open source.
Android is a stepping stone.
Not sure about Samsung, but all Chinese devices are in the process of deprecating Android OS component by component and moving towards HOS, which was developed by Huawei and donated to the Chinese government. It’s now owned by a public trust of some sort.
Apple’s silicon team is difficult to beat, and TSMC is seemingly impossible to catch up to, but those are irrelevant when it’s the only way to survive, not just for Oppo, but for all Chinese companies. China must have a independent commercially-viable alternative chip and software ecosystem before the US pull the plugs. Quite frankly, there are very few plugs left to pull. It’s a race against time. It’s no longer about corporate returns and industrial strategy like Apple did back in the day. It’s about make it or break it.
uh yes it will? the benchmark alone shows how behind they are with qualcomm variants. sure android software is not efficient but to think having a faster chip won't make a difference is really doing anyone reading a disservice.
Seriously though. Don’t try to criticize anything in the first place when you’re going to copy every single thing Apple does less than an year later
First, that’s racist.
Second, that’s Japanese.
Third, most Engineers (excluding technicians) are, in fact, Asian, everywhere around the world.
apple did? could anyone forget about the mac vs pc ads?
there are alot of design and software cues apple took from pc and androids in the past.
if it has the CCP's support and blessing, it will get done quick. can you honestly predict 20 years ago that china would have the longest reliable high speed rail network in the world.
Chips are the easiest place to get sanctioned and takes the longest to foster an alternative supply chain with zero US technology.
john srouji isn't the only game in town, samsung could easily hire jim keller who is notorious for chip designs and turning the boat around.
Those are just what you see on the surface. The entire nation has been mobilizing resources to make this possible under state planning. From basic research at the Academy of Science, etc., to expanding the STEM graduate admissions, etc., to funding joint ventures and consolidating silicon companies, etc.
Let’s just say that they don’t have a history of making empty claims.
You're really still bringing up 10-20 year old quotes? They haven't mocked a single product like the rest of the brands do with Apple, in the past 5-10 years.
Because a stylus doesn't work well with a phone. Tablet different use case.