Samsung: No plans for premium download services

Despite handset giant Nokia launching its Comes With Music all-you-can-eat music download service and Sony Ericsson debuting its rival PlayNow plus effort, don't expect fellow device maker Samsung to follow suit. Samsung vice president of mobile Mark Mitchinson tells Mobile News that the company remains device-centric: "Manufacturing is what we do--we see ourselves as a manufacturer first and foremost," Mitchinson said. "We are working with our customers and the networks around the content and services they are developing. I'm not saying other manufacturers are forcing into this market; they have made their stance very clear, that they need to be in services, and we do too, just in a slightly different way."

For more on Samsung's mobile outlook:
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