Samsung’s ‘Plan B’ already looks like a flop

[Wireless News]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zn9sMKF28Vunbd5BEq5GIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/samsung-fridge-2.png (http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-plan-b-already-looks-flop-193515001.html)The global slowdown in smartphone and tablet unit growth rates has been tough for a variety of vendors, from HTC to Apple. But for Samsung, the evaporation of mobile division revenue growth is particularly galling, because the company’s winning streak was so long. Two years after HTC’s sales growth stalled and several quarters after Apple’s growth petered out, Samsung sailed on. Now that Samsung’s smartphone growth has flattened, the company may have to try to jumpstart growth in its other divisions. Judging from its latest refrigerator line, Samsung is going all in on smart kitchen appliances. The new (and fairly oddly named) fridge called Food Showcase-features double door technology that turns the inner door into… a food showcase. The idea



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