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Samsung does the same (they even make cars, and run a chain of gas stations) and they're doing great in many fields.


You forgot Samsung engineering (make buildings), Samsung military engineering (make military warships), Samsung... I think Samsung manufactures everything you can imagine.


Yep. In Korea it's called Chaebol - LG, Daewoo are other examples. In Japan it's called Keiretsu - for instance Mitsubishi produce almost anything under the sun (they make everything from beer to the Japanese defense force's version of the F-16)





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