Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung's profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.

Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter::Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung’s profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.

  • @SquizzyEnglish
    -3•1 year ago

    Ahh like I get the argument but it is technology progressing, lots of cars didn’t have cd players when the world moved from tapes. The infrastructure responds to demand.

      • @cdf12345English
        3•1 year ago

        It’s not to spend more money, there’s a real increase in value Bluetooth provides to most people. Yes there are edge cases, but when you can get a a blue tooth headset for $5-20 it’s not really cost prohibitive any more.

        Remember when the singe piece Bluetooth mics were like $100 when Bluetooth first started hitting mainstream phones? Many people didn’t think it was worth $100 to use an unwired headset for phone calls.

        Well now, that phone is also your entire music collection, your cable box and much more. Being untethered makes a lot more sense.

        In addition, easily Bluetooth destroyed device batteries, now it’s more power and you can just leave it running all the time in your phone.

          • @cdf12345English
            2•1 year ago

            I think also, the removal of the port allowed for better engineering around the screen and better waterproofing and thinner devices.

            I think with the EU mandating phones use USB-C, it might push apple into to drop port charging all together. You may see MagSafe only charging iPhones in the EU or everywhere soon.

    • @wreckageEnglish
      7•1 year ago

      Just because it’s more modern doesn’t mean it’s a 1:1 replacement.

      Wired is cheaper, and it has better quality, but it can also be annoying if you’re doing sports.

      It’s the same for HD and SSD. I still prefer HD to store multimedia and backups, despite being slower and older than SSD.

      There is no reason for them not to coexist.