“Local media has reportedly been in an uproar, accusing Jobs of putting South Korea behind other countries, or outright lying about the delay’s causes. Officials in the South Korean government are said to be unhappy, since they have spent the last year removing trade barriers to make it easier to sell foreign phones,” Electronista reports. “Communications regulators, in fact, say that neither Apple nor KT have even submitted the iPhone 4 for approval.”
“The firestorm is said to be related to South Korea’s perception of itself as a leader in high technology,” Electronista reports. The country has some of the fastest cellular and Internet networks in the world, and is home to Samsung and LG, two of the world’s biggest electronics companies. Since the iPhone 3GS arrived nine months ago however local media had described a phenomenon known as ‘iPhone shock’ — a realization that Korean companies and the public are lagging behind in smartphone technology.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The only thing shocking about it is its obviousness.
“The firestorm is said to be related to South Korea’s perception of itself as a leader in high technology” – some leader. They believe samsung and LG are leaders in technology, just like Nokia believe itself is a leader.
Makes no sense for KT not to submit papers for approval if they thought iPhone would rake it in. Does Apple has that much pull on a foreign carrier?
Anyway like I kept saying – wait for the white model. They’ll fix everything.
Whatever. Apple is sucks. I don’t fully understand even why white one has to be delay until next year. Coating problem? Apple makes very good quality phone, then can’t solve that damn problem? Apple will be going down. Now they enjoy big revenue which only happened three months to exceed over MS. For long term, Apple can’t compete with MS. You have no idea how much monsterous money MS has. Apple shows up but that’s funny.
@archurban
You represent your side well.
His clarity of thought is refreshing.
@archurban
I bask in the glow of your genius.
And this is important because why? I never cease to be amazed at how wigged out the technorati get over trivial issues, especially when it comes to Apple.
I understand that the always-unmellow people of the good country of South Korea get their collective boxer briefs in a knot. I get that already. But, people, get a life! Go outside! Enjoy your families and the summer! Worry instead about your friendly neighbors to the north, and pray that in a fit of irrational behavior that they don’t open up with their 70,000 artillery launchers pointed at Seoul. That would make this story even more trivial than it is.
Have a nice day.
KT & Apple have submitted to the S. Korean Communications Commission. Anyone who thinks they have not is an idiot. It is taking longer to get the required approvals than anyone expected (except maybe Samsung & LG). Since the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, “trade barriers” have been hardly an issue. Bringing that up is a smoke screen or a pure, unimformed guess by someone not willing to do any research into the issue. It won’t be “months” before it goes on sale in S. Korea. It just won’t be this Friday.
@archurban
Nobody cares about Microslut only you Save face. Shut up.
Two whites do not make a wong as two wongs do not a white.
A white iPhone will not solve supply issues just as a black iPhone will not either.
However, a wong combined with a white will solve supply issues!
South Koreans need to chill out. Oh, and if you can’t write great software, you are not going to be “tech leaders”!
“His clarity of thought is refreshing.”
About as refreshing as an enema.
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Yeah, Samsung. Oh wait, even S. Koreans want iPhones.
PWND fools.
I think that…Apple’s only problem is keeping up with orders.
Although it has many problems．．．．．．．．．．．
Apple iPhone 4 Reviews – Not Just Rumour：
http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/iphone/apple-iphone-4g-reviews.html
You’d think they’d have enough on their minds already with the release of Starcraft 2.
archurban = the South Korean Zune Tang
I lol at your brilliance!!
The “Daum Dal Phone” (다음달폰) strikes again. IE the next month phone. This all seems intentional to me.
Talk about having problems with misperception. North Korea just about declares war and they are upset that the iPhone 4 is delayed!
@ jonricmd
North Korea isn’t going to do crap. It is not as big of a deal as the US media makes it out to be. South Koreans are genuinely not concerned about North Korea. If something were to happen there is no point in worrying about because its going to happen regardless.
Looks like we’ve got a Zune Tang Dynasty in the works.
As they should be.
“Officials in the South Korean government are said to be unhappy”
This is just too funny, what other product or company can get reactions like this? 😀