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NEWS > TECHNOLOGY > SAMSUNG TABLET MEETS WITH DISAPPROVAL FROM WORLD LEADERS
SAMSUNG TABLET MEETS WITH DISAPPROVAL FROM WORLD LEADERS
November 26 2010
Moscow, Russia – Rarely do leaders of nations become involved in the domestic, commercial interests that inhabit their sphere of influence. While the world’s leaders are certainly human beings with their own likes and dislikes, their own prejudices and
vices, most opt for a hands-off attitude when it comes to supporting or criticizing commercial products in public. Almost universally, Presidents and Prime Ministers have stayed away from any perception of prejudice either for or against products, for sound political reasons.
Not so with the new Samsung Galaxy Tab. The new tablet, a supposed iPad killer, has garnered a lot of interest in the build up to launch and while reviews shave been solid, and sales numbers respectable, the supposed second coming of the tablet appears to not have happened. Instead, it appears that the Samsung device will become one more piece on what is sure to be a glutted market in the very near future. While some of that failure may be attributed to user fatigue and the 
dominance of Apple, recent criticism of the device from a number of world leaders certainly hasn’t helped Samsung’s gambit in the emerging field. With criticism first from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the call has become a klaxon with leaders all over the globe up in arms over the inadequacies of the new device.
“Winter comes to Moscow. Picture taken with a Samsung Galaxy Tab. It’s convenient, but the quality isn’t great,” the Russian leader tweeted last week, a call that has started to radiate throughout the world.
“Looks nice but holding it is funny and the screen is too small. Give me the iPad any day,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a noted tech enthusiast, tweeted on Tuesday.
“I believe the device has potential, but the alack of apps is extremely frustrating and I really don’t like the limited choice of carriers available. Not my cup of tea,” said Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had no comment on the device but has long been a noted fan of products from the Korean manufacturer.
“The hard reality for anyone else getting into this market is that Apple takes all the air out of the room. That isn’t a result of better engineering or better design, which may or may not be the case, but a result of the mindshare that the company enjoys. The simple fact of the matter is that Apple as accompany draws a lot of water and therefore a lot of attention from both end users and other companies,” said Scrape TV Technology analyst Ken Kevins. “That is going to make it tough for any company, even companies like RIM who have a foothold in this field, to overcome the power of the iPad and the influence of Apple. However in this case the challenges seem valid. The reviews have been unspectacular and realistically the product will have to top notch to gain any kind of ground.”
The Galaxy sold 600,000 units in its first month, only slightly behind the iPad’s 1 million in its first thirty days.
“The real question here is whether or not the company can gain any kind of mindshare that isn’t negative. While world leaders certainly aren’t the people most consumers look to for tech advice, there is a reason they put them into office. If these leaders are telling people to stay away from the Galaxy, that could spell doom for public acceptance,” continued Kevins. “Of course some of these leaders may have a vested interest in being critical of the device, especially Medvedev who is on quite friendly terms with Steve Jobs. The same may not be true of other world leaders, but who knows how far the cult of Apple really stretches.”
Medvedev later tweeted a picture taken with his iPad.
Martin Philton, Technology Correspondent
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