Tag Archives: iPhone

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 →

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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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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 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 →

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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 →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, Management, Marketing, S Korea Economy, Technology | Tagged Apple, Galaxy, intellectual property, IP, iPad, iPhone, Korea, Samsung, software, South Korea | Leave a comment

Apple Sues Samsung at Seoul Central District Court for Violation of Apple IP

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Hazards in hiring a prestigious, Korean law firm having potentially conflicts of interests may be less likely in the future. Continue reading →

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Korea Still on Ground as Apple Launches iCloud/Apple Aims at Korea’s IT Heart

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Coyner’s Comment: As the industry alarm bells ring here in Korea, we would be foolish to expect to see Apple devices with iOS5 operating systems going on sale in Seoul come this autumn – unlike other major markets around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Society, Technology, Trade, USA | Tagged Apple, cloud computing, iOS5, iPad, iPhone, IT, Korea, protectionism, South Korea | 2 Comments

S Korea’s smartphone love affairs lures foreign suitors

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Coyner’s Comment: There is no more interesting market sector in South Korea than the cell phone industry. For over a decade, Korea’s market has been the testing ground for global cell phone companies to test consumer acceptance while their home … Continue reading →

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Apple Sues Samsung, Says Stop Copying Us

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Coyner’s Comment: It was only a matter of time for this to happen. But there is nothing exceptionally innovative in the Samsung products beyond what Apple has pioneered, first on smartphones and later on tablet PCs. As such, Korean companies … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, S Korea Economy, Technology, Trade, USA | Tagged Apple, Galaxy, intellectual property, IP, iPad, iPhone, Korea, Samsung, South Korea | 2 Comments