“I was taken aback somewhat to see a number of news sources reporting that Samsung was suing a Korean language newspaper over a negative reviews of the Galaxy S5 camera, particularly lens yield,” Graham K. Rogers writes for eXtensions: Macs in Bankok (Rogers wrote the “eXtensions” column in the Bangkok Post for some seven years until its end in January 2011). “Although this is a newspaper in South Korea where Samsung is a big player, in the long-term this will have negative effects: on reviewers; and on how those reading may trust reviews.”
“Samsung is no stranger to questions about its honesty. As well as the long-drawn out patent litigation with Apple – the man in the street has a different level of proof than the courts – there were criticisms when it was found that benchmarking software was tweaked to report better speeds when used on certain Samsung devices,” Rogers writes. “Perhaps this most recent suggestion by MediaToday that Samsung has not been open about the camera lens may have some merit to it… Anand Lal Shimpi and Joshua Ho are not totally convinced about the camera processing of the Galaxy S5, so perhaps there is a basis for the MediaToday comments.”
“Apple does not sue for negative comments. Daniel Eran Dilger, commenting on AppleInsider about the Samsung story, writes, ‘Samsung expressed concerned that unflattering reports might cause customers to hesitate before buying its new flagship model.’ The article lists a number of occasions when reviews may not have been to Apple’s liking, some of them false rather than just unflattering. Apple is held to a different standard than other companies; and Samsung seems to demonstrate that negative comments are not to be tolerated, at least with regard to its own products,” Rogers writes. “This may be an Asian trait. Some people in this part of the world are (in Western terms) poor losers. Whether it be in business, legal matters or politics, the possibility of coming second or being criticised and hence losing face (or money) goes beyond the pale for some here: ‘Justice,’ means ‘I win.’ It was no surprise to read that Samsung waited 4 days to tell the Chairman, Lee Kun-hee, that Apple had won its patent dispute.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take:
It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough — it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing. – Steve Jobs, March 2, 2011
Samsung’s corporate DNA is deceit married with mimicry, married with coercion, that yields us the result that makes our blood boil.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]
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Koreans protect Koreans, or else!
This is Koreans suing Koreans.
In true spirit of Kim Jung Un ..
Wait .. That is north Korea! But ,but ??
Lol.. Samdung is pathetic and brings huge shame and damage to the south Korean image in the world.
Samsung actions make Korea Loose Face! 😎
In that case, perhaps they should consider a face lift.
Loose? Really?
Apple and America has only one solution left to deal with Samsung….
send in Chuck Norris.
I think Sylvester Stalone has more fire power.
get real, Stallone is a wuss compared to the mighty Chuck Norris. Chuck would roundhouse kick all of Korea in a heartbeat.
…and not break a sweat. The Boogie Man hides in the closet from Chuck Norris.
John Wayne was asked what he thought of Chuck Norris… he said ‘I’ve never heard of her.’
hahahahahaha
John Wayne’s real name was Marion…
If that were true, the Chuck Norris jokes would not exist.
Chuck Norris doesn’t need fire power. He has Chuck Norris power
Send in Agent Bauer & have him go “Jack Bauer” on their asses…PUT DOWN THE WEAPON!
At least it’s a legal way and leaves a paper trail, some well known companies just call ups papers and threatens to downrank them in SERPs – causing millions in lost ad revenue.
Yes.. like samdung .. Add on top bribing.. Lying .. Misleading, false advertising ..etc!
Does Samsung produce BBQ Short Ribs? I would hate to boycott that stuff. It’s so tasty.
Hilarious Hypocrisy:
Samsung was suing a Korean language newspaper over a negative reviews of blahblahblah
To hell with you Samsung.
This is really pathetic for a company that was caught red-handed paying for peole to write negative comments about their competition on social media. It’s clear they are concerned this product is weak.