Analyst sees Samsung leaving the smartphone business in five years

Analyst sees Samsung leaving the smartphone business in five years:

Samsung might be the world's largest manufacturer of smartphones at the moment, but according to one analyst, the company will be out of the industry in five years. This is the prediction made by Ben Bajarin, who says that the manufacturer will face The Innovator's Dilemma. This occurs when an early innovator, like Samsung, faces off in the marketplace with rivals making much cheaper products with the same features as the innovator's products carry.



As Bajarin notes, "When you ship the same operating system as your competition, you are only as good as their lowest price." The analyst says ...