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v0cab
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Comment #5342956
Could you please delete my account?
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Comment #4727899
> Why can't they let their products sell and speak for themselves? The original iPhone was banned in South Korea for two years. It seems that this was to give South Korean companie…
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Comment #4720850
> It's hard for many to accept that their ability to read other people is only as accurate as flipping a coin, but that's what we've got evidence for. Does anyone have any links th…
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Comment #4702004
But the original iPhone was banned from South Korea for 2 years, almost certainly at Samsung's behest.
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Comment #4701645
> their actions seem to be deliberately designed to suppress the market and suppress competition But then why aren't people on HN down on Samsung in the same way?
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Comment #4701642
Oh, there was also the little incident where foreign phones were blocked from South Korea, including the original iPhone for two years.
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Comment #4557834
How do you feel about Samsung's behavior?
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Comment #4557802
Great post. I am in South Korea. I could be imprisoned for the the things I have written here about Samsung and their owning family.
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Comment #4528823
> Do you think it would have been more or less severe if you were had the extra responsibilities and commitments that came with being in a controlling position of the company? I do…
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Comment #4528523
TrueAtheism, DebateReligion, MensRights, TrueGaming, AskScience.
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Comment #4527530
> In what virtually reality does one go from "employee" to actually being entitled to own a piece of a company? In the startup world? Legal practices? > I have taken trips to the h…
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Comment #4527376
Well, what are your interests?
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Comment #4526931
I keep Redditing, but unsubscribe from most of the default subreddits, and subscribe to TrueReddit, TrueAtheism, and whatever else holds my interest.
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Comment #4526854
Why did the union keep demanding more and more? Why didn't management just make all employees joint owners of the company?
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Comment #4479327
To be fair, Samsung almost certainly had a hand in banning the original iPhone for two years in South Korea.
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Comment #4466574
Apple don't make that many products themselves. If the Samsung Galaxy S Note S2 Ultra S is banned in the US, consumers will still be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S Note S2 Ultra …
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Comment #4466572
You can hardly take the ethical high-ground if you've been buying Samsung products.
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Comment #4466569
> Apple is seeking to entirely kill off an industry competitor from the marketplace Samsung had the South Korean government block the iPhone from South Korea for two years when it …
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Comment #4466562
Why do companies from other countries stand little chance of being successful in the US? Developed Asian countries do do as much as they can to block US companies; that's the probl…
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Comment #4466537
Is there something wrong with wishing to be economically prosperous now?
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Comment #4466363
What do you classify as 'xenophobia'? How can I avoid falling victim to it? How can I make my arguments more rational in future? For what it's worth, I have lived in Asia for sever…
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Comment #4464518
I agree about patents, but Samsung have some terrible business practices too. We need to get rid of these kinds of patents and find new ways to protect US (or European, whatever) c…
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Comment #4463573
Yeah but my parent poster described Apple as a bully, when Samsung initiated this whole thing.
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Comment #4463485
And how about Samsung? Their business practices are disgusting.
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Comment #4463478
Consumers are also people who need jobs. If Asian companies can just clone our products and block our products from sale in their countries, there will be fewer jobs for Americans,…