Tag Archives: Apple

After Verdict, Assessing the Samsung Strategy in South Korea

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Coyner’s Comment: Observers on both side of the Pacific are trying to digest the back-to-back Apple vs. Samsung court decisions. Almost immediately, everyone seems to have forgotten the Seoul judicial decision that ruled both companies had infringed on each other’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA | Tagged Apple, chaebol, Galaxy, iPhone, Korea, profit, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, smartphone, South Korea | Leave a comment

W2 mil. per share for Samsung Electronics myth or foresight?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Samsung Electronics still has to come out with a truly innovating product that creates a new product niche that forces others to emulate. Continue reading →

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Samsung Posts Record Profit

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Imbalance of technology over product marketing may prevent Samsung from moving up from a solid Number Two ranking. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade | Tagged Apple, chaebol, Korea, profit, Samsung, South Korea | Leave a comment

Samsung takes big hit in battle against Apple as EU probes patents, Germany blocks tablets

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

This global legal challenge seems to be a never-ending saga; this pis a good snapshot of the Apple-Samsung square-off. Continue reading →

Posted in China, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Trade, USA | Tagged ap, Apple, consumer electronics, electronics, Korea, marketing, Samsung, South Korea | Leave a comment

Can Korea Become Truly Creative?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Are innovation silos holding back Korea’s creativity? Continue reading →

Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, Education, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Society, Technology, Trade | Tagged Apple, chaebol, creativity, fear, innovation, Korea, organization, Samsung, silo innovation, South Korea, Steve Jobs | 1 Comment

Steve Jobs has died / Samsung Wants Courts 2 Nations to Bar iPhone

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, has died. Samsung continues to battle Apple. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, EU, Legal, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA | Tagged Apple, Australia, iPhone, Korea, Samsung, smart phone, South Korea, Steve Jobs | Leave a comment

Samsung – The Next Big Bet

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Samsung and the other chaebol are not Korea, but rather extreme manifestations of the Korean personality. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Society, Technology, Trade | Tagged Apple, chaebol, Korea, Lee, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, South Korea | Leave a comment

Samsung ties up with Microsoft

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Tom Coyner

In mobile device war, hardware powerhouse lines up an additional software ally. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Selling, Society, Technology, Trade, USA | Tagged Android, Apple, Galaxy, Google, intellectual property, IP, iPad, iPhone, Korea, Microsoft, Samsung, software, South Korea, Windows | Leave a comment

Samsung’s legal woes threaten to crimp tablets, chips

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Tom Coyner

This legal battle only strengthens the unjust stereotype of Korean companies simply copying other countries products. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Legal, Marketing, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Selling, Technology, Trade, USA | Tagged Apple, copyright, intellectual property, IP, iPad, iPhone, Korea, law, legal, patent, protection, South Korea, technology, tort | Leave a comment

Under Threat, Samsung’s Vital Need to Go ‘Soft’

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Technology giant Samsung Electronics faces challenges of a kind it never has before. Continue reading →

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