From seafood trader to global technology powerhouse - a glimpse at Samsung’s history

09 August, 2015
Samsung may be one of the world's biggest technology conglomerates today, but the company’s business activities were not even remotely associated with technology when it was founded. In this write-up, we shed some light on the company’s journey from a humble beginning to becoming a global technology powerhouse.

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  • 11 Aug 2015

Antymalware, 10 Aug 2015"Right now is Apple who copies feature after feature, ... moreYou are so funny. Apple fanboy with their Force Touch stuff that no android user excited about. That features exist in some android. Touch ID? You think Apple invented the fingerprint scanner. Someone else invented it and Apple just happened to be first to 'integrate' it in their iphone. Samsung invent their own fingerprint swipe scanner. Biometric scanner exist way longer than Apple ever exist buddy. Apple bring sense to the technology? Copying others is the only senses Apple got. Apple keep borrowing technology from others and no real self-manufacture technology. Meaningfully defining them? Defining how dull and boring ios can be with limited features. Apple is just a bunch of nonsense that keep selling due to loyalty and no direct competitor. I dare Apple to let other phone manufacturer to use ios and see who can make ios better. I bet Apple will lose its market if Samsung start making ios smartphone. Google invented android but their Nexus and Android One devices not successful at all. This prove that Samsung makes the best android devices. Your iphone only the best in ios, just because it is the only ios device around.

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    • 11 Aug 2015

    korbindallis, 10 Aug 2015please the iphone 6 large display direction is a direct pay... moreSamsung copied everything from apple, including all bad bad bad things which already implemented by apple such as: no microsd, no removable battery, and overpriced.

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      • 11 Aug 2015

      its 20% of S. Korea total GDP and its formed by more than 80 companies focused on averything you can imagine

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        • 11 Aug 2015

        korbindallis, 10 Aug 2015please the iphone 6 large display direction is a direct pay... moreU do realize that there were BIG Palm devices loooong before Samsung went "BIG"??????

        Also

        U do know that there was an iPhone with metal body and plasting bands couple of years before HTC ONE?

        U SAMBOYS think that Samsung invented the whole world.......... Where in real life, its type of the company that their DNA is mainly made of "follow" factor....

          I like the story, I hate that they take long to fire seo's when they don't try much.

            Antymalware, 10 Aug 2015"Right now is Apple who copies feature after feature, ... moreseriously.. you have issues. And there is no app to fix that. Not even your imaginary girlfriend siri can fix it.

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              • 10 Aug 2015

              Anonymous, 10 Aug 2015What A great story! Samsung should hire Stephen elop the ge... moreElop was Microsoft Nokia Microsoft CEO

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                • 10 Aug 2015

                joe sHmoe, 10 Aug 2015Im gonna hit you on this.Apple invented the first what? ipod? Spot on.

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                  • 3xA
                  • 10 Aug 2015

                  Have to admit that Samsung had massive influence in promoting android and their old phones where great. But they've became bigheaded and massively overpriced on pair with apple, back then s2 was way ahead of iphone 4 and it was half the price. And as much I love s6 series I would pay this money and this was Samsung key to get customers. And no updates why?!

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                    • 10 Aug 2015

                    Anonymous, 10 Aug 2015No. Samsung start from selling fish and end up copycatting... moreplease the iphone 6 large display direction is a direct pay because Samsung went big and plastic strips and the metal body are a copy of HTC One
                    so don't get me started

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                      • 10 Aug 2015

                      Samsung contributes a lot to the South Korean economy

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                        • 10 Aug 2015

                        Antymalware, 10 Aug 2015Hmmmm... No one wants to see Apple story? U do realise that... moreIm gonna hit you on this.Apple invented the first what? ipod?

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                          • Bye bye Samsung
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                          • 10 Aug 2015

                          They should go back to Seafood because their new design directions stinks.

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                            • 10 Aug 2015

                            Antymalware, 10 Aug 2015"Right now is Apple who copies feature after feature, ... moreDefine ur apple product to all of us here? As what the article mentioned samsung gave birth/invented mutiples products to this world as a first.A list that is longer than apples i believe so stop it already.

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                              • 10 Aug 2015

                              Antymalware, 10 Aug 2015"Right now is Apple who copies feature after feature, ... moreI see we have a fan boy.This article is specificly about the manufacturers history not a thing to comment about just cellphones.No one is happy for what you're doing or posting would you feel the same is we were to bash on apple for what they do? Just stop already and just move along leave a comment and be done you can talk on the other news and comment sections.

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                                • 10 Aug 2015

                                DQ, 10 Aug 2015Every Brand copy at some point, maybe even all the time... ... more"Right now is Apple who copies feature after feature, and design cues from others." buahahahahahahahahahahahaha probably this is why everyone now got Touch ID like technology in their flagships or rocking 64bit Processors in their phones,,,,,,,,,,,, U fanboys are really funny........ The thing is... Apple didnt actually invented a lot (neither Samsung and others) but Apple defines and brings sense to the technology.... I remember when Samsung and others were laughing at Apple about bringing in to the smartphone business 64bit processor and what happened later on? they followed the suit. I remember where Samsung and others were laughing at Apple about Touch ID and now they simply followed the suit although first Samsung fingerprint sensors wery dodgy to say the least! I remember were Samsung was laughing at Apple about non-removable battery, and now the following the suit. I could do on and on and on.... the thing is, none of the manufacturers is actually inventing anything these days but Apple is probably the only one that succesfully and meaningfully defining them! And just by the way, wait and see when other 2016 flagships will rock Apple's ForceTouch like displays! Mark my words!

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                                  • 10 Aug 2015

                                  Yes, Samsung car is coming...

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                                    • 10 Aug 2015

                                    What I didn't see in the article was when they fired their own top employees they were starting to pirate Sony's top tech employees. It was one of the monumental event that catapult the success of Samsung's electronic business. Lg did the same, they pirate Sonys tops.

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                                      • 10 Aug 2015

                                      What A great story! Samsung should hire Stephen elop the genius of company management to push Samsung to higher peak!

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                                        • 10 Aug 2015

                                        Antymalware, 10 Aug 2015I love this txt "iPhone killer" about S3 in this ... moreApple boy detected!)))