Side-Effect of the Apple v. Samsung Trial: Increased Sales for Samsung 385
New submitter jbernardo writes "There seems to be an interesting side-effect of the flawed jury verdict of last Friday — Samsung sales have surged. Even with the approach of the launch of Apple's new iPhone, the Galaxy SIII is sold out in many stores, and there is a measurable increase in sales, according to Trip Chowdhry, the managing director of equity research at Global Equities Research, cited in Forbes. Maybe Apple really managed to convince its customers that Samsung phones are equivalent or better, so they are being overcharged? Or is it a rush to buy the currently best smartphone in the market in case there is an injunction on its sale in the U.S. any time soon?"
Re:Could that post be more biased? (Score:5, Informative)
Wow, run on sentence....
Re:Could that post be more biased? (Score:4, Informative)
The Register says exact opposite (Score:5, Informative)
Apple CEO Tim Cook might be pleased with the verdict in his company's recent patent legislation against Samsung, but Samsung customers are definitely not, according to the market watchers at mobile phone trade-in firm Gazelle. "Consumers seem to be jumping ship," Anthony Scarsella, Gazelle's "chief gadget officer," told MarketWatch. "We expect this trend to continue, especially with this latest verdict." Scarsella says his company, which buys used mobile phones from consumers, has seen a 50 per cent increase in the number of customers looking to unload Samsung kit since Monday alone. The sudden upsurge in supply has led Gazelle to drop the prices it pays for Samsung mobiles by 10 per cent.
So which is it? Buying or dumping?
Re:Streisand effect? (Score:4, Informative)
Have you used an S3?
Re:People Worried? (Score:5, Informative)
How does it limit customer choice? Samsung will go back to the drawing board and come out with some killer features that don't infringe. Wouldn't that be more customer choice?
Re:Apple's Response (Score:5, Informative)
I think the parent is being sarcastic, but I seem to remember something very close to that being stated by Apple during the trial. It baffled me when I heard it. Apparently, Samsung has so closely copied some of Apple's devices that people can go into a store looking for an Apple product, walk out of the store with a product that instead of the distinctive Apple logo, has the word "Samsung" on it, and think they have purchased an iDevice.
Re:Streisand effect? (Score:5, Informative)
Maybe they're actually making good phones that do what people want.
When a recent review for a Samsung tablet by an Android site says something like this [androidpolice.com] I doubt it :
"The build quality. Terrible even by Samsung's low standards. The back is actually squishy, and you can feel it deform while holding it. It's noisy too, the plastic creaks, groans, and grinds when you pick it up. Regular, strong plastic would still be unacceptable when everyone else uses aluminum, but this... this is insulting for a $500 tablet"
Re:Scarcity Drives Sales (Score:4, Informative)
People who follow tech trials are also plenty fed up with patent nonsense so heck, let's support the underdog. They tend to innovate better anyhow.
Samsung ... the underdog ? This is a mega conglomerate that had a revenue of $247.5 billion in 2011 compared to Apple's $108.249 billion
Re:Streisand effect? (Score:4, Informative)
Show me the free iphone WITHOUT a contract. A contract phone is not free because you end up paying more for service than on a MTM plan.
mtm
$60/mo, "unlimited" talk/text/web (2 gb @ 4G)
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans [t-mobile.com]
contract
$69.99/mo, "unlimited" talk/text/web (2 gb @ 4G)
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/individual-plans.aspx [t-mobile.com]
So over two years, the free phone costs 239.76.
Re:Streisand effect? (Score:3, Informative)
The only reason it's crammed full of garbage is because it's the current top mobile store and everyone wants to try to make a buck.
There is is also a large amount of crap on the android store. And while yes you can use other stores, you also risk installing malicious software. Even Google's store has been hit several times. While Apple's app store is hardly trouble-free, it's still much a much safer option to use if you don't know enough to tell if the app you're about to install is actually legit.
Re:Streisand effect? (Score:2, Informative)
But has any other CEO ever openly stated they will do anything to destroy another company or product?
The Article [dailytech.com].
I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.
I don't want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won't want it. I've got plenty of money. I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that's all I want.
The way I see it, Apple is scared. They have NOTHING new up their sleeve. The iPhone really hasn't changed much over since the first one. The shape, the display and a little more powerful is all. Other then that the iOS has generally stayed the same. Look at Android changes since version 1.2. Each one is a massive improvement on speed, interface and useability.
If Apple wants to compete then they need to do two things:
1. Lower the prices of their products. Paying 30-75% more for a product that looks pretty and has a fancy glowing Apple logo isn't worth it.
2. Make a version of their desktop OS that can also run on a PC and sell that straight out.
Re:Scarcity Drives Sales (Score:1, Informative)
Stop quoting bullshit prices,
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone/iphone4s [apple.com]
Thais is only with a 2 year lockin. If you want to buy an iPhone, click on the link above and the unlocked/contract-free versions.
$650, $750, $850 is your "pretty standard across the board"?
Now, Samsung Galaxy S III,
https://samsungdirect.bbymsolutions.com/detail/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-mobile-phone-pebble-blue-sprint-/1667?navCode=ZZMq4MHX3z [bbymsolutions.com]
$699
So where is the $100 price point??? Oh yes, in fantasy lock-in land. I guess I can sell you a $400 car too, and $25,000 house.