It is true that 2014 was not exactly the most successful year for Samsung's mobile division. The company's sales fell significantly in the mentioned year compared to the previous year, which is the result of the rapidly growing popularity of cheaper manufacturers and also Apple, which last year with its iPhone 6 to iPhone The 6 Plus has been a huge success. Although Samsung is doing what it can to deal with the situation, Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster predicts that the South Korean manufacturer will be defeated by its competition within five years.
So not only Samsung. In a recent interview with Business Insider, McMaster said that most of the leading manufacturers, including Samsung, will go under within five years. And even Apple, which is said to be due to its low competitiveness in the low-end device market.
When explaining what will lead to the downfall of Samsung, McMaster pointed to Research in Motion (BlackBerry), which was also one of the market leaders until 2011. However, after a rapid decline in market share, it has not "picked up" anymore, and this is exactly what Samsung is facing, according to him. At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that, for example, it took only eight months for Micromax last year to dethrone the initially clear number one - Samsung - on the Indian mobile device market. And it is said to be only a matter of time before this phenomenon is repeated in other countries.
However, looking at the new flagship in the form of Galaxy S6 and its variant Galaxy The S6 edge, which Samsung introduced only a week ago, wouldn't hurt to think about how seriously we should take the words of Cyanogen's top man. Galaxy Compared to last year's predecessor, the S6 comes with innovations with which it sets a very high bar for all its competitors, and there is no point in doubting that this year's other innovations from Samsung will be carried out in a similar spirit.
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*Source: Business Insider
