IoT
What does IoT stand for?
Internet of Things
what was Samsung a subsidiary of?
Samsung Group
Name 2 competitors to Samsung that are relevant to this specific case.
Apple, Amazon, Google, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Sony
what kind of pet does our professor have?
dog
Which leading IoT platform did Samsung aquire?
SmartThings
What country was Samsung headquartered in?
South Korea
What was the year that Yoon promised all Samsung devices for sale would have full IoT capabilities?
2020
What did our professor get her undergraduate degree in?
Chemistry
what year was the term IoT coined?
1999
when was the multinational conglomerate established?
1938
what were managers in technology highly susceptible to?
regarding R&D
escalation of commitment and the sunk cost fallacy
What breed is our professors dog?
Yorkie Mix
What potential issues did IoT face?
- security issues
- customer adoption
- privacy concerns
what two things was Samsung the largest manufacturer of?
televisions and mobile phones
which company beat out Samsung for being the largest semiconductor chip maker in the world
Intel
How many countries has our professor lived in?
5
Name 2 companies that made advancements allowing IoT to become reality.
Qualcomm Incorporated, Intel, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Samsung
How many International Forum Design Awards did Samsung win? (March 2016)
38
why would adding IoT capability to Samsung devices help them?
it allows them to extract more value from their existing products.
ex: if they already manufactured a television implementing IoT gives them a value multiplier throughout the entire product development chain
How many degrees does our professor have from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
3