Samsung “pulling out of laptop business within Europe”September 24, 2014 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung is reportedly pulling out of the laptop business within Europe. As Digital Spy reveals citing PC Advisor, the company will no longer sell Ativ Windows and Chromebook devices in the region due to the overall PC market decline. In a statement, the South Korean firm said: "We quickly adapt to market needs and demands. In Europe, we will be discontinuing sales of laptops including Chromebooks for now. "This is specific to the region - and is not necessarily reflective of conditions in other markets. We will continue to thoroughly evaluate market conditions and will make further adjustments to maintain our competitiveness in emerging PC categories." Samsung follows in the steps of Sony, which sold off its Vaio brand earlier this year. Laptops were also noticeably missing from the IFA trade show in Berlin this year. Meanwhile, Samsung is under increasing pressure in the smartphone market, as Apple enters the phablet territory with the release of the iPhone 6 Plus. Shares in the company fell after 10 million iPhones were sold over the weekend, dropping to their lowest price since July 2012. The success of the iPhones has reportedly forced Samsung to bring the release date of its Galaxy Note 4 forward. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |