What is the secret of Samsung's strength?

Samsung is a South Korean technology company, one of the world's largest producers of electronic devices, including mobile phones, tablets, TVs, and kitchen appliances. In many of these technology segments, Samsung is the world's leading producer. This leads many people to ask the question: What is the secret of Samsung's strength?

As a plucky start-up, Samsung was somewhat of a riddle. No one was quite sure what it was going to be. It started as a grocery trading store, moved into textile production, then banking, insurance, cement, fertilizer, oil, and nylon. It chased the little foxes of industry and set fire to its competitors. When Samsung moved on to electronics, it determined to slay its international competitors—lions of research and development—and succeeded, finding sweet profits. At one point, Samsung drove thirty other technology companies out of business, literally taking their shirts off their backs.

Samsung continued their technological advances against an army of competitors and detractors with some jaw-dropping inventions. No one could compete; other companies didn't have a 1 in 1,000 chance of defeating Samsung.

Many have endeavored to discover the secret to Samsung's strength. They've tried corporate espionage. They've tried restraining Samsung with the ropes of patent lawsuits and governmental interference. Their misguided attempts have just made them look foolish, but the winds may change. Recent rumors have suggested that despite Samsung's history of mind-numbing diversification, all along the source of its strength is in a single department: Head Abrasion Integrated Resistance. If a competitor can sneak in and cut out Samsung's HAIR, the company will become so weak it will self-destruct. It might even take some smaller subsidiaries with it.

Where did these rumors come from? A honey trap. Industrial spies figured if it worked with Samson, it could work anywhere.

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