[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
Now, now. Read a little bit further and you'll see that their definition of "fail" is about not gaining more on Apple and against their own expectations.

Here's some snippets and a link to the full PC-Mag article the story was sourced from...

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"Yoon said he expects to ship

10 million units

of the 5-inch Galaxy Note."

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"One reason for any confusion might be the multiple versions of the Galaxy Tab that have been released in the last year - from the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 to the Galaxy Tab 8.9 to the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. Packingham said that Samsung was basically experimenting with what worked best. "2011 was the big introductory year for Samsung on the tablet side," he said. But "I think we've kind of reached a point where we understand what the market looks like, and we're now optimizing the tablet portfolio to go after the segments where we can be successful."

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"One company standing in the way of Samsung tablet glory, of course, is Apple. According to data from IHS iSuppli released earlier this month, Samsung sold about

2.1 million of its Galaxy Tab tablets during the fourth quarter

and

6 million during 2011

. Apple, meanwhile, shipped 15.4 million iPads during the fourth quarter alone, an increase from the 11.1 million it sold in the third quarter."

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"I think the frustrating part for Samsung is, without question, we have better technology [than Apple] built into the device, if you do a feature-by-feature comparison," he said. "Especially for the value customers get, Samsung is a superior product."

That was the point Samsung was trying to make with a recent ad campaign that poked fun at Apple devotees who wait in line for days to get the newest iPhone.

"There's no doubt that Apple has a really great user experience, but that's where Samsung has made tremendous advances in the last two years," Packingham continued. "We are trying to connect with those consumers who may have historically considered an Apple product and get that chance for them to reconsider their decision [and] give Samsung another shot."

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They sold more G-Tabs in Q4 last year than Asus hopes to sell tablets in 2012. Asus sold 1MM tablets in 2011 vs. Samsung's 6MM. In 2011 in the U.S, they held 26% market share compared to Asus' 10% and Acer's 9%. They are the best-selling Android tablets worldwide. So "fail" is a relative term. You guys should be hoping Samsung succeeds in Android tablets because if they pull out and move to W8 because that's where they feel they'll be most successful Android will be in trouble. Samsung's spent twice as much advertising and marketing Android tablets than all the other manufacturers combined. They also have the highest consumer name recognition because of their diversified product lines. I don't care if you like them or buy their products but they are the best hope for Android to be a legitimate alternative to iOS which paves the way for smaller companies like Asus to be successful.

At MWC 2012 the iPad won 2011 product of the year for tablets while the SGS2 beat the iPhone 4. If Samsung "fails," Android tablets "fail." Something to think about as you’re driving a stake through their heart.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400816,00.asp