LG 今早 (4月5日) 正式公布关闭旗下移动电话业务,有关决定已获得董事会批准通过。
LG 新闻稿中表示,LG 决定退出竞争严峻的移动电话市场,将公司资源集中在增长市场如电动车部件, 物联网装置, 智能家居, 机器人, 人工智能, 商业对商业以及其他平台和服务。
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至于现时的电话业务,LG 表示现有的电话存货会继续销售,亦会为现有 LG 电话用家提供一段时间的支援和软件更新,似乎不同地区或有所不同。而 LG 在关闭移动电话业务过程会跟供应商和业务颗伴合作,至于相关员工则会由不同地方部门作出安排。LG 另一篇新闻稿亦有多谢顾客多年来的支持。
We are truly grateful for your support of LG mobile products.
LG has recently made the difficult decision to close its mobile business to focus on other businesses that will provide new experiences and value for the consumers.
Our mobile products will continue to be available while supplies last, which will vary from country to country.
We will fully honor our product limited warranties, and will also continue to provide software and security updates as well as replacement parts in accordance with applicable regulations and contractual obligations.
We want to THANK YOU for your loyalty and support of LG Mobile. We hope that you will embrace our other smart technologies, as LG continues to deliver a wide range of innovative products and services that make life better.
LG 新闻稿内未有透露现有装置的支援和更新具体安排,不过就表示 Android 11 更新仍会进行,指定型号装置会获得更新。而 Android 12 更新亦在安排中,但具体情况仍需按 Google 发布时间以及个别装置效能表现而定。根据按过去 LG 推出更新都较慢的作风,似乎现有 LG 装置的支援和更新都不太乐观。
话虽如此,但过 LG 在移动电话确曾有一番作为,在最初几年跟 Samsung 斗得难分难解,两间公司在技术规格不断追赶。LG 最初的 Optimus G 演变成 G Series,一直都是 LG 旗舰作,后期的 LG V Series 亦是另一个不错的产品系列,到最后的 LG Wing 以至仍未推出的 LG Rollable 也是创意十足。另外值得一提是 LG 也跟 Google 合作,代工生产 Google Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 5X,其中 Nexus 5 更被视为最高性价比 Nexus 装置。
Bye bye LG电话。