“Finally, Samsung made a great ad that the people like,” Obama Pacman reports. “I wonder why.”
“Matthew Panzarino (@panzer), senior editor of Techcrunch noticed that Samsung is trying to pass off a copy of the original iPhone TV ad as its own,” Obama Pacman reports. “Surely the ripping off the first TV ad of the iconic Apple iPhone by Samsung is totally a coincidence.”
“And the funny thing is that while the Apple iPhone revolutionized the phone industry, the Samsung Galaxy Gear watch is universally panned,” Obama Pacman writes. “That’s because similar to the HP Slate that tried to preempt the rumored Apple iPad tablet, the Samsung watch is based on rumors of the Apple iWatch. Without an actual iWatch to copy, Samsung can’t make a useful product.”
Apple’s original 2007 for iPhone:
Samsung’s slavish copy of Apple’s original 2007 for iPhone:
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MacDailyNews Take: Pitiful.
At this point, we have to ask if this is a cultural disconnect? You know, like giving someone in Iran a “thumbs up.”
Can any of our South Korean readers tell us, “Is there actually a concept of copying the work of others and/or intellectual property ownership in South Korea?” Also, if so, “Is there a concept of shame and embarrassment over doing so?”
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Im sure this has nothing to do with the south korean people. Samsung is a shit company like many others. They happen to be a big shit company thats all.
Built on a foundation of shit, and practicing shitty practices.
Telephones, brand stores, pre-copy of the iWatch, new products presentations, and now advertisements. What’s next….?
I saw that ad…
THAT’S WHAT I WAS THINKING!
Glad it wasn’t just me!
“I’M OLD ENOUGH TO NOT BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES” well say apple lawyers…
“At this point, we have to ask if this is a cultural disconnect? You know, like giving someone in Iran a “thumbs up.”
Yes MDN, like rewriting history and republican lies about the shutdown.
Not sure to give or take a star.
Your comment was too ambiguous.
Which political platform do you support again? lol
Yes
BTW, I am a Republican, and COMPLETELY blame the Republicans for the shutdown.
Obamacare *is the law*, and it was validated by the Supreme Court. Thus, it is the law, and should be implemented, until and unless FURTHER laws are passed that change it.
Until that comes, the rollout of a VALID LAW should not cause roadblocks in normal day to day business.
If I ever get a chance, I will vote against Ted Cruz and anybody else directly involved in this shutdown.
Samsung Gear sure works just as well as Maxwell Smart’s stuff…
Excellent catch! They probably don’t even realize that little detail…
Hey, if it means I can call Agent 99, I may be getting one.
I was at a restaurant last night and saw the ad from a distance and ran to the TV. I thought, Wow Apple is launching the iWatch with TV ad! And then the ad ended. Samdung has yet copied Apple again. Unbelievable.
Perhaps it’s easier to copy a successful ad in another culture than to take the time to learn what appeals to that culture? Also, let’s not forget that it has been culturally acceptable to copy other’s stuff forever in Asian cultures. I remember quite well in the ’70s purchasing copied U.S. music cassette tapes in Taiwan, taking them home and immediately copying the songs to quality cassettes before actually using them, because the poor quality cassettes weren’t good enough for more than a few playings before they degraded. I was in the Navy at the time and didn’t have access to the latest stateside music from legitimate sources.
How unutterably pathetic!
“We copy other companies. We even copy their ads.”
the irony is that the ad is gonna serve to fuel Apple’s iWatch, not Samsung’s stupid watch
According to analysts, this is innovation.
Which ones? It’s getting horrible reviews across the board from what I’ve seen.
lol, that was that bad and Apple’s ad wasn’t original either! Fanboys, you just don’t get it…
What do we not get pray tell?
1) Most would agree it’s far from Apple’s best ad work; 2) Why are you here?
Waste of a good ad.
Samesung Galaxative: we churn out the crap.
If they looked at their own ad they would see that the Jetson watch is cooler than that piece of crap they made
I was wondering if the chick at the end of the ad immediately turned around to the producer, “Can I take this thing off now?”
They didn’t have to go back to an old Apple ad…they’re copying a new one for the 5c!
BTW, I get the difference…using TV characters, etc., but the concept is just about identical. Just sayin’. 😉
Eastern companies have a history of copying, the Chinese reproduced B29 bombers that landed there within a year or so. The difference I think with SAMSUNG though is that they so want to be a western company and therefore desperately try to mimic the one they most admire without any sense or understanding of western sensibilities and no other methodology to achieve it. Thus it is done completely in our faces and won’t stop till we make them suffer the consequences.
I think you’re confusing Soviet copying of impounded B-29s near the end of WW2, the result being the Tu-4 “Bull” bomber, which were operated until the mid-60s. 847 were built, and 10 were given to China in the 1953, and operated them until 1988. Two of those were modified with turboprop engines and radar as an Airborne Early Warning aircraft in 1967, but didn’t see service.
Without an actual iWatch to copy, Samsung can’t make a useful product.”
That sums up SAMSUNG perfectly!
Man, that is one butt ugly watch. Should sell as well as Microsoft’s new phone.
In what country was this ad actually produced – U.S. or Korea? Does anyone think (or know) if a U.S. ad agency was involved?
Samsung has always made a fortune by copying Apple, why stop now?
Wouldn’t surprise me if Apple intestinally leaked false specks of their watch to Samsung. 😉
Intentionally – the other way is funny too.
Man, that is a fugly watch for this day and age. I think Chief’s (Get Smart) watch was better looking!
Just as Apple never uses the word “innovation,” they also never say things like “the next big thing is here.”
Instead, they just introduce the next big thing, which then becomes the next big thing on its own.
Some things are just known.