Comment by joonhocho

I see the whole fiasco to be deeply related to how Samsung is run and controlled by the infamous Lee family. Note 7's battery is made by Samsung SDI, one of Samsung's subsidiaries, and I assume that SDI gets most of its revenues directly from Samsung Electronics. When you (SDI) have Samsung as your guaranteed customer, you don't really have to compete or try to survive. Besides, Samsung always set their flagship release dates based on expected Apple's iPhone releases, always trying to ship to market few weeks before Apple. When your release dates are set to your competitors' pace, not your own, you will certainly make mistakes like this.