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Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by Nursie »

eronhp wrote: post #103
Nursie wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So they have a massively diversified business that faces many risks, just as others in those sectors do, but which is generally doing pretty well. One phone will not kill this. Having just bought a new Samsung washing machine, the story that they are exploding seems to have passed me by. I'm not a fanboi - I'm typing this on a Nexus 6 and considering another motorola next - I just think that saying this might be fata…

I think "exploding" was an unfortunate choice of words, and that was supposed to mean they are selling a lot(they seem to be popular in Brazil and are considererd high end).

Actually not! I've had a quick look around. Seems that some top-loading machines in the US have vibrated themselves to a violent end.

Nobody in the UK has a top-loader, which I suppose is why it hasn't been that public here.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by Shivetya »

PaulRobinson wrote: post #14

[drip, drip, drip, drip, drip…] They have spent a huge amount of money on marketing this phone. I wrote a week or so back it could be the end of Samsung and people told me I was an idiot - they make so many other things, their spread is so broad, they can just produce the next phone and move on. This has done untold damage to their brand in the eyes of the average consumer and has wasted so much money, I think they a…

end of samsung, come this time next year most of the public won't even remember the issue. then consider that many just tune this type of news out anyway if they have had no issues.

tech sites tend to over exaggerate impact of technologies because many fail to associate the fact common interest brought them to the discussion site in the first place

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by Mikeb85 »

shostack wrote: post #66
neximo64 wrote: post #40

In other news Apple stock surges, despite the iPhone 7 falling short of expectations.

And finally the Samsung stock price reflects the news. It was pretty fascinating to watch it hit its all-time high on 10/7. From what I read it seems that a relatively small percentage of their revenue is impacted by this, so investors aren't that rattled. I'm not one to try and time the market, but if I were to gamble, this might be a fun one to try to get in on now.

To be fair, Samsung sells a hell of a lot more than smartphones. They're a giant conglomerate that sells everything under the sun, and manufactures for half the electronics industry.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by PaulRobinson »

eronhp wrote: post #103
Nursie wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So they have a massively diversified business that faces many risks, just as others in those sectors do, but which is generally doing pretty well. One phone will not kill this. Having just bought a new Samsung washing machine, the story that they are exploding seems to have passed me by. I'm not a fanboi - I'm typing this on a Nexus 6 and considering another motorola next - I just think that saying this might be fata…

I think "exploding" was an unfortunate choice of words, and that was supposed to mean they are selling a lot(they seem to be popular in Brazil and are considererd high end).

No, I meant exploding as in going "boom": http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/29/samsung-was...

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by robin_reala »

Nursie wrote: post #90
PaulRobinson wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, let's go through their other businesses. Samsung SDI is going to struggle in a World with cheap coal prices and political inclinations (cf. Trump campaign) to not care about environmental impacts. Samsung Heavy Industries is already struggling because of market demands for new container ships dropping off sharply in recent years - there has been a glut of supply for some years. Their Engineering and Constructio…

So they have a massively diversified business that faces many risks, just as others in those sectors do, but which is generally doing pretty well. One phone will not kill this. Having just bought a new Samsung washing machine, the story that they are exploding seems to have passed me by. I'm not a fanboi - I'm typing this on a Nexus 6 and considering another motorola next - I just think that saying this might be fata…

‘Samsung in US “exploding washing machines” probe’: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37503116

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by WhitneyLand »

metafunctor wrote: post #88

The subject says it all, but am I the only one who isn't a subscriber of the Wall Street Journal? Is there no free source on the Internet for this same piece of news? I'm not saying everything should be free. I build paid-for services on the web myself. But how is “To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In” useful on the Hacker News?

Because sometimes they break stories and have exclusive content and in depth info that others won't have immediately if ever. For example they were ahead of everyone with the Theranos news.

I think the idea of putting links on HN is its better to know about it asap, rather than possibly using a slower or less comprehensive source.

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Post by Matt3o12_ »

kuschku wrote: post #28
kenny_r wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI: HN has a recent feature where there's a link labeled "web" under the article link, which brings you to a web search. Clicking the first result will bypass the paywall.

Not anymore, that was true once, but doesn't work for me anymore (Germany).

Paywalls only have to allow you visit their site 3 times a day for free if you come from google [0]. It might not work because you have visited more then 3 articles already today. Deleting your cookies or entering the private mode of your browser should do the trick, though.

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Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by lesserknowndan »

neximo64 wrote: post #40

In other news Apple stock surges, despite the iPhone 7 falling short of expectations.

I was of the understanding that everyone's expectations re the iPhone 7 were already pretty low. They made sure that the lack of an audio plug was leaked well before the official announcement...

I'm wondering how this news will affect sales of Googles new phones.

Re: Samsung to Permanently Discontinue Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

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Post by elorant »

metafunctor wrote: post #88

The subject says it all, but am I the only one who isn't a subscriber of the Wall Street Journal? Is there no free source on the Internet for this same piece of news? I'm not saying everything should be free. I build paid-for services on the web myself. But how is “To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In” useful on the Hacker News?

Google the title of the article. Follow the link from Google and voila. A free version of the article.

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Post by snovv_crash »

antocv wrote: post #76
hellofunk wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except that their washing machines are also exploding.

And their SSDs have hardware design flaws making them read slower and slower until the read speed of old cells is down to 1-2megabytes/second... of advertised 550megabytes/s. Remember that? It affected all Samsung EVO drives, which is marketing speak for all Samsung SLC based drives, which means budget drives, the Pro versions based on MLC were unaffected. But, the way Samsung handled my case, to deny warranty, and i…

That was just the 840 Evo models, with their 19nm planar TLC NAND.

The 850s use 3D NAND at 40nm process, and in terms of performance and capacity per dollar are pretty much still unmatched.

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