I never claimed it was anything but? In fact, I actually said "I don't have any more hard evidence other than what I've seen from them." This is MacRumors, not MacNothingButFactualDiscussions.
Fair enough.
I never claimed that Samsung's ONLY strategy is to outmaneuver Apple. Samsung's most obvious strategy is "throw everything we have at the wall and see what sticks." Samsung is one of the only OEMs to attempt a brown phone... because a brown phone is hideous. But the timing of the gold S4 is curiously coincidental at best and suspicious at worst. If you can't admit there is some amount of intrigue around the release of a gold S4, you're as willfully ignorant as you claim me to be. Which, if I recall, is the original point of this thread.
What exactly is wrong with this strategy? What do you stand to lose if Samsung has the resources to "throw everything at the wall to see what sticks?"
I said this before:
Some see this as "throwing everything on the wall to see what sticks," but I see it as fearlessly testing, experimenting, and trying new (and sometimes exciting) things. Don't you think that it's amazing that even though not every one of their things are a hit, they have the resources to be able to spread themselves so wide for experimentation? Isn't that good for the consumers? We don't lose anything. We don't have to buy everything they "sling." But when they do get a hit, we benefit from it. Look at the Note series. How many people here -- myself included -- scoffed at the ridiculousness of a 5+ inch phone with the outdated stylus?
Samsung is actually GREAT for the industry. It needs someone like Samsung that'll dare to push things in multiple directions, even if they're ultimately wrong.
It's not like Apple, in all their care and slow consideration, hits a home run with every single product they bring out either. When it comes down to it, Apple is just doing less.
And the brown phone is hideous. Okay, thanks but I didn't ask for your opinions of the color. I asked you where Samsung got the idea for that color if Apple didn't do it first? Nice dodge.
And I said so earlier that I have no idea whether or not Samsung copied Apple in revitalizing their gold color; only that they released a gold S4 before Apple announced it. Did they go on "rumors" of a gold iPhone? Maybe -- I have no clue. It's just that they've been adding colors before to their S4's, and they've had gold color phones before, it might stand to reason they'd bring back gold. And even if they brought it back solely due to Apple rumors, why not? What's stopping them from doing it?
Why not? Because any time Apple attempts to "be reactive to the industry trends" (see: notification center, iMessage, etc) they get lynched by the collective Android hive mind over a lack of innovation, or copy-catting, or whatever. The "other side" doesn't get to have it both ways.
Well, you got the wrong guy then. If anything, I've said multiple times that I wish Apple copied more for the sake of iOS. I would join you in pointing out to these "Android hive minds" that there's nothing wrong with Apple finally adding features that are in demand -- I praised Control Center in my impressions of iOS 7, criticizing only that it isn't customizable (something that would involve more copying of Android). So why are we not seeing you joining the "stop saying this is copying" side when it's Samsung copying Apple -- and again, in the specific case of the smartwatch, copying an Apple rumor, no less. You know, not Sony or Qualcomm or any other smartphone makers, including Samsung themselves back in 1999!
Also, don't forget, only one side is claiming their company is the most innovative company in the world.
I think they TRIED to beat Apple to the punch on a corner of the market Apple wasn't even ready/interested in diving into yet. The rumors were swirling and Samsung had some back-pocket tech that they decided to push out to market. Unfortunately for them, it will be the third failed attempt at a smart watch.
Whether it fails or not is irrelevant. Again, what exactly do you lose from it? And why criticize them? Is Sony and Qualcomm also fools for getting into a market that Apple isn't ready to get into yet? Again, why is it so Apple-centered in your world? Only markets that Apple get into are worthwhile for others to go into, too? Really not sure I understand your mentality here.
I've owned a Blackberry, two Android phones, and an iPhone. I own an iPad, a PC, a Lenovo laptop, and a Samsung (gasp!) television. There isn't a single Mac in my home, and there never has been. It's okay, though... this isn't the first time you've accused me of being a blind Apple fanboy, and it isn't the first time you're just plain wrong.
That's very nice. My pointing out your Apple-centered view is in reference Samsung's latest announcements. Everything must involve Apple -- in this case, Apple rumors, not even Apple products.
