thebell, a Korean news outlet and sister site of ZDNet Korea, published a rumor that Samsung was in talks to sell their PC business to Lenovo. While I’m struggling with the Google Translate from Korean, it sounds like this would be caused by Samsung selling their printing business to HP, leading to the company divesting from related markets, too. This news was picked up by the American ZDNet and, some time after, Samsung released a statement outright denying the rumor: “The rumor is not true.”
So, as far as we know, Samsung is staying in the PC market.
Since it was a clear denial, not a decline to comment, this probably means that the rumor is either completely false, or, if it’s based on a kernel of truth, it’s very early or very tiny. It seems likely, though, that Lenovo would want to buy up pretty much anyone’s PC business at this point, if the price is right. As for Samsung selling? I could see it being something that could have been discussed behind-the-scenes to some level of seriousness, although that’s what hoaxes prey upon. Again, as far as we know, Samsung will keep their PC business, and there isn’t really anything concrete to say otherwise.
“Lenovo would want to buy up
“Lenovo would want to buy up pretty much anyone’s PC business at this point”
My thoughts exactly. In every latest rumor I have seen, about someone selling the PC business section of the company, Lenovo either is buying it or is rumored that it is buying it.
Oh no My Samsung series 3
Oh no My Samsung series 3 laptop is going to get a Linux OS sooner if I have to use Lenovo for any future updates on that laptop. That’s just too SuperFishy for me.
That said Samsung’s systems software on my series 3 laptop is some of the most crappy software out there. Samsung control Center can not keep the device’s WIFI/BlueTooth turned off until I choose to turn it on. Samsung’s all in one Samsung Control Center having to load every time I use the WIFI on/off function key on my Samsung laptop is a joke. All function key functionality should only launch a very fast and agile function key layer that does not require a bloated application layer to be loaded from a bloated one size fits all software package like the Samsung Control Center system crapware from hell.
Really Samsung just look at ASUS their function key servicing is actual a minimal service that responds very quickly to any function key press. Your CRAPPY Samsung system software on your laptops is what has cost you some laptop business!