I hated every Samsung phone my dad bought, their battery life stinks, but I wouldn't buy an expensive Sony either, I still stick to Nokia.
I never bought Sony TVs, too expensive and I like only a few of them.
On my PCs I had through time two Sony DVD-Rs, the oldest still works, the newest broke early, and the latest is a Samsung.
I also have a Samsung DVD player - VHS recorder combo that recently broke.
To sum it up I'm no fan of either, and should Sony sink I hope it will be bought by somebody else than Samsung, but obviously not MS...
Philips buying Sony would make me happy, instead, no other electronics producer ever satisfied me as much, very good quality, excellent value for money, best support, at least in my town. My 1992 Philips 34" TV still works, for example, and when I was a kid we had a black and white one that lasted more than 20 years.
Edit: yes, they made also CD-i, but nobody's perfect! 
