It would seem silly to take on Facebook
The Korea Times is reporting that Samsung -- yes, Samsung -- is hoping to throw its hat into the social-networking ring next year. Samsung officials tell the paper that the company plans to capitalize on its strength in smartphones, tablets, and smart televisions to reach a sizable audience with its platform.
Don't laugh. Samsung has a point.
Samsung has already overtaken Apple
Bringing it all together to make a full-blown social-networking application that's built into a ton of connected devices does make sense.
Sure, hardware companies have flopped in the past at making a social stand. Apple's digital-music dominance through iTunes wasn't enough to make Ping work. Google's
However, sooner or later, Facebook will be vulnerable to something better. South Korea may seem to be an unlikely birthplace for a legitimate Facebook rival, but Samsung's global penetration can't be ignored.
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