RIP: LG Quits The Smartphone Business

[stewie_e]

LG confirms it’s getting out of the smartphone business https://t.co/E3rRidZLWK pic.twitter.com/tS6eHeN93A
- The Verge (@verge) April 5, 2021
Yesterday LG announced that it would shut down its smartphone business after years of losses, marking the end of an era for the South Korean tech giant. The division is expected to close on July 31st, but the

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[lanrek]

damn LG really stands for lets go

[cbluechicken]

it's really the artpop of our generation.

[pi_lady]

I don't think their phones were ever really popular here. I had an LG phone years ago, it was a company phone.

[smilla_sini]

I don't think it was ever popular in Korea either lol. My boss always brings them up as a joke when talking about some long lasting flop projects.

[sabrina54]

I don't know about the states but here in Canada their Chocolate series were popular for a good minute. I begged my mom to let me get the white chocolate for months and when she finally caved in I was on it every minute of the day. It's still my favourite phone of all time😂

[blorpz]

us here. i had to have the white chocolate, too. i was a T9 texting machine

[kashiyaek]

fuck big bang but truly an end of an era

[ashdevilrun23]

I wanted that phone so bad in elementary school cause of this 😂

[vanilla_09]

omg major throwback this was just before their debut and I wanted the phone so bad :(

[war_machine_rox]

Oof I love this song lol it always gets stuck in my head

[hay_nako]

I only care about their washing machines

[mangomuch]

The jingle!

[vaels]

I have an LG washer & dryer and an LG microwave (the guy who owned this place before me & bought all the appliances was clearly an LG fan lol) and the way they all sing after each run is so funny to me

[slinkydinks]

But if you interrupt the jingle by hitting a button, the regular beep is not in the same key, and that always tickles me pink for some reason.

[x_myheart_]

I loved my LG Chocolate, but I always wanted the LG Envy