Samsung’s a company of shameless copycats. They’ve ripped off the iPhone. They’ve ripped off the Mac mini. They’ve ripped off the iPhone 3G. They’ve ripped off the iPad Smart Cover. Heck, they’ve even ripped off Apple’s commercial actresses.
So it’s kind of nice to see Samsung ripping off someone else for a change. That all said, this is beyond parody: Samsung is now looking to create its own social network, and their top-super-secret codename for the endeavor? “SAMSUNG FACEBOOK.” You can’t make this stuff up.
Slashgear:
Samsung is reportedly looking into creating its own social network to tie in with existing devices and services. The new social network, code named “Samsung Facebook”, is said to be an eventual competitor to Facebook that would be accessible on smartphones, cameras, and televisions. The company is interested in further social features after the success of its ChatOn messaging platform, available on multiple smartphone operating systems.
A couple of thoughts:
1) Isn’t the entire point of a codename to obscure the project you’re working on from spies and outsiders? Way to go, geniuses: no one will see past this subtle and devious subterfuge.
2) Anyone want to bet on whether or not Samsung’s codename for the Galaxy S was “SAMSUNG IPHONE?”
Source: Slashgear
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
11 responses to “Samsung Gets Distracted From Shamelessly Copying Apple, Shamelessly Copies Facebook Instead”
LOL
I wish samsung all the best with this. ;). The have made some beautifull phones in the past couple of years
LMAO this article just made my day. i love you…
samsux
They should focus on getting firmware updates to their older phones. There are a lot of Sammy users still running 2.2 or 2.3 on the phones, when they were promised updates. Glad I use an iPhone.
The thieves at Samsung have been doing this for years… Remember the “BlackJack” ripoff of “BlackBerry”?
I completely understand the logic: Since the codename is Samsung Facebook, it must be a rip-off of Facebook. Makes sense; because it certainly isn’t indicating its primary social network competitor in the project name. That would just be impossible to fathom.
Samsung Mobile design is separate from Samsung Home.
Galaxy iPhone ahaha my sides
just as Roger said I am alarmed that anyone able to get paid $9443 in one month on the computer. have you read this site (Click on menu Home more information) http://goo.gl/Gmsqy
Yea yea yea…Whatever it is, The Samsung Boss now the Richest Man in Korea, at least they are far more smart n intelligent including copying and producing their’copycat’with their own hand 100%. Not even an Iphone Made in US. Made by the hand of Chinese Instead. None of their hardware came from apple..but tons of samsung hardware including Chips and screen use in iphone.. You talk about original? Now Iphone has ‘pulled-down’ notification, and guess what, next IOS 6 gonna have widget at this iphone, Soon everybody will confuse weather they use IOS or android in their device… Talk about Wanna Be…sigh