cdmagurus.com
06-25-2013, 10:10 AM
Monday, the Internet buzzed and rumbled with news that Samsung planned to drop out of the desktop PC market. Tuesday, Samsung poured cold water on the report.
We know what you’re thinking: “Samsung makes desktops?”.Apparently so, though the report the Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2013/06/133_138061.html) put out on Monday definitely made it feel that the traditional PC’s time is done at Samsung.
“Demand for conventional desktop PCs is going down,” an unnamed Samsung Electronics official said in that Korea Times report. “We will allocate our resources to popular connected and portable devices.”
Across the web, pitchforks were nabbed and PC doomsayers said doomy things. Which PC manufacturer would be the next to throw in the towel? several people wondered. The answer turned out to be “Not Samsung.” The electronics giant sent the following statement to Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/samsung-desktop-pc-tower-business/) and other publications:
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We know what you’re thinking: “Samsung makes desktops?”.Apparently so, though the report the Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2013/06/133_138061.html) put out on Monday definitely made it feel that the traditional PC’s time is done at Samsung.
“Demand for conventional desktop PCs is going down,” an unnamed Samsung Electronics official said in that Korea Times report. “We will allocate our resources to popular connected and portable devices.”
Across the web, pitchforks were nabbed and PC doomsayers said doomy things. Which PC manufacturer would be the next to throw in the towel? several people wondered. The answer turned out to be “Not Samsung.” The electronics giant sent the following statement to Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/samsung-desktop-pc-tower-business/) and other publications:
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