Samsung's live event ended with a cult-like employee uprising, or something

Samsung may have a cult situation on its hands.
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Samsung may have a cult situation on its hands.

At the close of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event held Wednesday in New York City, the tech giant had its employees stand up, smartphones raised to the sky, and march out of the auditorium.

It was, in a word, odd.

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A powerful statement, I guess, if you're moved by tech employees rising up to shill smartphones.

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