Samsung’s earnings are expected to implode

For the past few years, Apple has seethed as it watched Samsung Electronics grab the buzz and market share lead with its Galaxy phones. It wasn’t just losing that bothered Apple. It was getting spanked by a company Apple felt had essentially copied its best smartphone and tablet innovations. Apple launched a global patent litigation war against Samsung that produced a few victories along the way, but failed to fundamentally change the competitive dynamic. Now, it turns out, Samsung appears to be in free fall. And it’s collapsing all on its own, without needing any help from Apple’s legal eagles.