“News that Samsung has axed its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone due to safety concerns has sparked a wave of hilarious memes on social media,” Sarah Dean reports for The Daily Mail.
MacDailyNews Take: Get it? “Sparked.” (smirk)
“The decision to permanently discontinue the product, which was meant to be Samsung’s rival to Apple’s iPhone, is forecast to cost the company $17 billion in lost sales,” Dean reports. “Twitter user Stilgherrian posted a photo of a young girl in front of a house burning down with the caption: ‘Samsung shareholders meeting.'”
“Russian Market shared a gif of a man lighting his cigar from a fire in his lap, with the comment: ‘Reading Twitter on your Samsung phone,'” Dean reports. “Another image joked there would be a ‘fire sale’ with the offer of ‘buy one get 2.5 million free.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Samsung’s irreparable brand damage is proof that, yes, there is a God. Maybe Steve’s whispering in His ear up there.
Burned by Samsung? Get a real iPhone.
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