I-giant Samsung Electronics ikhona emakethe yethu iminyaka engu-78 emangalisayo, futhi bambalwa abangasho namuhla ukuthi ekuqaleni kwayo inkampani yayizibandakanya, isibonelo, ukukhiqizwa kukashukela kanye nebhizinisi lomshwalense. Ngenkathi u-Lee Bylung-Chul eqala ibhizinisi lakhe elincane e-Daegu ngaphansi kohlobo lwe-Samsung Store ngo-1978, wayengazi ngempela ukuthi wayebeka izisekelo ze-colossus ehlanganisa u-20% wesamba esiphelele sokuthunyelwa kweNingizimu Korea.
Kusukela kumabonakude omnyama nokumhlophe kuya ewashini lokuqala elihlakaniphile
Umlando we-Samsung Electronics, njengoba sazi uhlobo namuhla, ufihla amagugu angenakubalwa. Njengomkhiqizo wokuqala we-elekthronikhi, inkampani yethula ithelevishini emnyama nomhlophe ngo-1970, futhi eminyakeni embalwa kamuva yabuye yaba nenguqulo yombala. Nokho, idivayisi yokuqala yeselula yaphela enhlekeleleni futhi ifoni yemoto kusukela ngo-1985, kwaba kuphela emashalofini isikhathi esifushane futhi ukukhiqizwa kwayo yayekwa.
Ubani obengacabanga ukuthi izisekelo zamawashi eGear anamuhla zabekwa ngo-1999 ngedivayisi ye-SPH-WP10, esingayithatha njengewashi lokuqala ngqa emhlabeni. Ungakwazi futhi ukushaya izingcingo usebenzisa idivayisi ebukeka ixakile, ukushajwa kwebhethri bekwanele imizuzu engu-90 yesikhathi sokukhuluma. Isibonisi se-LCD esikhanyiselwe emuva kanye nokuba khona kwemiyalo yezwi kwakusho uguquko olusha ngaleso sikhathi.
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Yize singawazi umakhalekhukhwini wokuqala ovela endaweni yokusebenzela yakwaSamsung, umdondoshiya waseKorea wagasela emakethe ngodlame nomdlandla kangangokuthi singasho nakanjani ukuthi inkampani yabeka isisekelo sawo wonke ama-smartphones namuhla. Ngo-2001, lapho umqondo osufile wedivayisi ye-PDA "ukhala", abakwaSamsung bakhipha imodeli ye-SPH-i300. Idivayisi ye-PDA, engase futhi isetshenziselwe ukushaya izingcingo, yayinombukiso wombala futhi yayisebenza endaweni yesikhulumi sePalm OS.
Ukuhamba phambili kweminyaka eyishumi ekuthengisweni kwe-TV, abasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-370, kanye nenombolo yokuqala ekuthengisweni kwama-smartphone kuyizimpawu zokuthi umlando we-Samsung Electronics njenge-giant electronics colossus ungaqala ngokuthile okuncane njengokuthengisa igilosa yasendaweni.
