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For a second I thought this was an Onion article:

> 'I was shocked by the numbers,' Kevin Packingham, chief product officer of Samsung's U.S. mobile arm, said. 'What the heck is going on here?'

> the company on Wednesday threw a splashy party for media, d-list celebrities, and select Samsung fans...

> Winning 'Phablet' fans

Alright, nice that Samsung is doing well, but come on--this article makes it sound like Samsung is a joke!

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I felt similarly. And that first statement by Kevin Packingham made me gag. Yea, he works for Samsung and made a statement saying he was shocked to see uptick in their sales after iPhone5 release. Plus the article is fileld with too many statements from the company or description of the party.Analysis, comparison, user survey...stuff like that would have been more relevant.

I agree the one of the article is messed up. The embeded video review of the note 2 is also equally terrible. Every positive attribute of that device is stated in a passive aggressive manner. This is what happens though when your brand doesn't have a coherent message. "Designed for humans" is a joke.

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