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Samsung Chief prefers Apple devices when at home
Samsung's Chief Strategy Officer Prefers to Use Apple at Home
From the interview:
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I use a Mac, actually, at home. I've always used Mac, an iPhone, and an iPad... At work I'm using Samsung devices; Apple at home, mainly because all of my systems and files are done that way. That's sticky, you know?
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Sticky indeed! Sohn goes on to suggest that Samsung hardware is great, but its ecosystem sucks a little—which isn't too far off the mark. It's hard to tell whether his comments are a statement of intent or just an unfortunate mistake. But either way, they're quite funny. [Technology Review]
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Your most high-profile competition is with Apple, based here in Cupertino. How much does that drive this strategy?
We see Apple as a very innovative company. They are a customer of ours, and they are a competitor of ours. But there are 6,000 startups here. When you look at where venture capital dollars are spent, more than half are spent right here, globally. That’s what makes this area really interesting for us.
Can you say more about why these technology categories are so important?
OK, so think about Apple compared to Samsung. I use a Mac, actually, at home. I’ve always used Mac, an iPhone, and an iPad. I also have the Galaxy. So I’m a great example.
If you look at the strengths of Apple, in a way it’s not the product per se. It’s that consumers like their ecosystem such as iCloud. I like that my family 6,000 miles away in Korea is able to see my schedule and see all of my contacts and photos. It is sticky, but it is a proprietary architecture.
Look at your phone [pointing to my Samsung Galaxy Nexus]. It’s a better phone, in my view. It’s a better display. It’s faster. But eventually the connected ecosystem is really critical.
I think we have probably the largest platform in the world between the devices and displays and televisions we sell. We actually provide more devices that are interacting with consumers than anyone in the world. But if you think about our experiences, it’s device-centric. It’s experienced by itself. It’s not experienced in a connected way. So we think we can provide a lot more things than what we are doing today with an open ecosystem with our partners.
Wait, you are still using Apple products?
At work I’m using Samsung devices; Apple at home, mainly because all of my systems and files are done that way. That’s sticky, you know? However, I did figure out how to sync all of my contacts and all of my schedules between the two different systems. You can do it. It’s a bit of work, but it is possible.
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always full of class and honesty.
