Samsung is more thrilled by the Apple Watch than you are

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://bit.ly/16Db7GR'><img alt="Samsung is more thrilled by the Apple Watch than you are" src="http://ift.tt/1qCfhox"/><br/><br /><p><a href="http://ift.tt/1seQ3O2">Apple Watch</a> is <a href="http://ift.tt/1z12Nbo">here for pre-orders</a> and the entire tech world is going nuts – apparently even Samsung is jumping for joy this morning as the Cupertino giant takes the step toward the wrist.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Rory O'Neill, Samsung VP for mobile in Europe told <a href="http://ift.tt/1JuZKP8">CNBC</a> the company is "delighted" that Apple has followed the company into the wearable arena.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>O'Neill said, "Great competitors offer great things to consumers and the fact that there are so many great competitors in this space mean that there is absolutely a market. I mean, that's what it tells you."</p><br /><br/><br /><p>"It's with great delight that Apple has followed us into that market."</p><br /><br/><br /><h3>Like a kid on Xmas Eve</h3><br /><br/><br /><p>It's true a major competitor in the smartwatch game will make all the <a href="http://ift.tt/1AVKnZf">Android Wear</a> manufacturers up their game in a market that seems to have stagnated in the last year and a half, but Samsung has already fired out a number of wearables.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>In fact, Samsung sped up production of the original Galaxy Gear in response to rumours that Apple was working on an 'iWatch' at the time.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Samsung managed to get its wrist buddy out of the gates first - in fact it managed to get a full six smartwatches out before the Apple Watch was even announced - but it's yet to be seen whether Apple's effort will be more successful.</p><br /><br/><br /><ul><br /><li style='list-style: none'><br/> </li><br /><li><a href="http://ift.tt/1ObVaJd">Every Android Wear smartwatch in the world today</a> </li><br /><li style='list-style: none'><br/> </li><br /></ul><br /><br/><br /><img border="0" height="1" src="http://ift.tt/1DOWsrd" width="1"/><br clear='all'/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://ift.tt/1HYwhfc" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1DOWqiM"/> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://ift.tt/1HYwfUD" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1DOWqiO"/> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://ift.tt/1HYwfUF" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1DOWqiS"/> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://ift.tt/1HYwhfi"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1DOWqiU"/> </a> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://ift.tt/1HYwfUK" width="1"/><img alt="" height="1" src="http://ift.tt/1DOWsHx" width="1"/><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />from http://bit.ly/1yinEMK<br/></div>

Samsung is more thrilled by the Apple Watch than you are

Apple Watch is here for pre-orders and the entire tech world is going nuts – apparently even Samsung is jumping for joy this morning as th...

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