“Samsung Electronics has decided not to seek an injunction against the sale of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the [South Korean] market,” The Chosun Ilbo reports. “Samsung had debated until the last moment whether to file the motion after making similar applications in France, Italy, Australia, and Japan.”
The Chosun Ilbo reports, “The decision was apparently driven by public-relations concerns. A senior Samsung executive said, ‘We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Brawndo Drinker” for the heads up.]
I once had an injection against Samsung. The needle hurt, but I was immune to their products for the whole season.
popcannon, once the powers that be figure out that you are referring to their headline malapropism, your post will perhaps disappear, as mine have in the past. I’ll remember you…
The comments poking fun at said malapropism are actually quite funny–especially since it’s regarding Samsung 🙂
+1 LOL!!
I didn’t realize the iPhone 4S was a disease.
LOL! Shades of Michelle Bachman. No surprise here at MDN.
I think Samsung has too many family and wives that wanted one. The wife issue may have been the deal breaker.
I once knew a girl who had Samsung. She told me she got it from a toilet seat. But later I found out she got drunk at a party and did the entire football team. That’s probably how she got it. Anyway, make sure to get your injection.
LOL!!! STOP!! MY SIDES ARE HURTING!!
i wonder if any of the samsung employees own an iphone or mac computers.
This is likely to make Samsung look like it’s taking the high ground.
There are lots of buyers for the Samsung products in Korea due to national pride.
This way, Samsung can still say it outsells iPhones without the help of the law.
At least that’s my take.
Strange, Samsung would have its best chance of success in S Korea. Might as well drop its other cases.
[The decision was apparently driven by public-relations concerns. A senior Samsung executive said, “We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea.”]
Interesting — public relation concerns. Any MDN reader from Korea have any insight how this is perceived on the ground in Korea?
I recall seeing recent reports on lines forming in Korea for the 4S launch. I suppose Samsung doesn’t want to be seen as pushing Korea back into a tech backwater thru court injunctions.
The fact is that Samsung would LOSE within their own country. That is the ultimate loss-of-face. IOW: Samsung know their anti-Apple arguments are bullshite and they are royally screwed. They’ve figured out that the curtain is coming down, on them.
When all is said and done and the flames are extinguished, Samsung want to be able to at least have support, however undeserved, within their own country. Pathetic. 😯
Samsung is sooooo screwed. They’re beginning to notice. Took long enough! 😆