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Side-Effect of the Apple v. Samsung Trial: Increased Sales for Samsung

Posted by timothy on from the would-like-a-slice-of-samsung-pie dept.

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?"

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  1. People Worried? by Techmeology · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Law of unexpected consequences: Perhaps people are worried that Samsung devices will become unavailable?

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  2. Bias by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    flawed jury verdict

    Apple's new shinny

    the currently best smartphone in the market

    Whoever wrote this made it a touch too clear their loathing for Apple and preference for Samsung.

  3. galaxy s 3 shouldn't be under the banhammer. by gl4ss · · Score: 5, Insightful

    galaxy s 3 shouldn't be under the banhammer - however it's been on the news due to this a lot.

    it's more likely it's something to do with start of school year though.

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  4. Many factors to consider here... by cynop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The trial was only one of the factors to consider here. The overall growth of the android ecosystem should be accounted for. Also keep in mind that smartphone sales are surging overall ( http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/more-than-half-of-all-handsets-will-be-smartphones-in-2013/ ) so it makes sense for Samsung's phones to sell more.

    It would help to see the recent sales figures of other notable android manufacturers like HTC and LG to decide if the exposure from the trial had a noticeable effect

  5. Re:Fallacy by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a classic case of someone with a very modest education--but knows some Latin buzz phrases--trying to reach beyond their resources in an attempt to position themselves as superior.

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  6. Re:Streisand effect? by amRadioHed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My Galaxy Nexus has none of those issues and is a solid phone that I'm very happy with. Since my personal anecdote trumps random person on the Internet's anecdote, Q.E.D.

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