I distinctly recall the US debut of the Samsung company. It took place at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The wife and I were deep into the business of the games along with thousands of others in that great city. Samsung was making a big splash, sponsoring everything possible, giving away t-shirts, hosting a huge worlds-fair like display and such. I remember people having trouble saying the name, wondering if they could possibly compete with the likes of Panasonic, Pioneer, Sanyo and Sony.
Today Samsung is the official HDTV of the NFL and they make refrigerators, printers, set top boxes, cameras, fiber optics, air conditioners and of course, mobile phones. I made a bet back then that Samsung would be a winner, but even I'm surprised at how far they've come.
Samsung has been a trading partner with the US since the mid 70s but in consumer electronics they've grown the most. Still I was surprised to find that the trading company is a big partner with FUBU. You learn something every day.
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