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Samsung introduced the Galaxy Gear smartwatch with great fanfare in Berlin, Germany, on September 4, 2013,. It was Samsung’s opportunity to prove once and for all that it is not simply a copycat of Apple. Initial expectations were high.
As critics got hold of the smartwatch, they almost universally panned it. The chorus of negative criticisms got the loudest when New York Times columnist, David Pogue (Pogue has since left the Times) eloquently chimed in, “Nobody will buy this watch, and nobody should.”
In spite of a marketing push by Samsung, Galaxy Gear by all reports appeared to be a failure. … Please click here or the title below to read more.