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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:10 AM Apr 2013

Samsung probed over 'fake web reviews'

Fair-trade officials in Taiwan are looking into reports that Samsung paid people to criticise rival HTC online.

Samsung is alleged to have hired students to post negative comments about phones made by Taiwan's HTC.

Samsung, based in South Korea, said the "unfortunate incident" had gone against the company's "fundamental principles".

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission had begun an investigation after receiving a series of complaints, a spokesman told the AFP news agency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22166606

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Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
1. You're obviously paid to criticize Samsung online
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:13 AM
Apr 2013

so what's your beef?

Get a life, onehandle. There are goods and services in the world worthy of regard that don't have an Apple logo on them.

Seek help. Seriously.

still_one

(91,937 posts)
2. It is a story from the BBC, and you are blaming the poster for posting it. I don't know who should
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:16 AM
Apr 2013

seek help.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
7. No, I provide that service for free, and you can ignore me, but
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:31 AM
Apr 2013

I won't ignore your unending shilling for the biggest (oops - not anymore! Sorry!) capitalist in the world. Most of your posts concering Apple are TOS violations, because you openly shill for products.

Either you're paid by AAPL, or you're something like the Sham Wow guy.

bullwinkle428

(20,626 posts)
10. This story doesn't have anything to do with Apple. HTC lodged the complaints
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:31 AM
Apr 2013

about Samsung, and their alleged efforts to trash HTC's new smartphone, which, in my opinion, looks way better than Samsung's POS Galaxy.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
11. More of the same from the Samsung bashers!
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:37 AM
Apr 2013

Samsung told us from the beginning that HTC screens had slightly lower resolution. And now that they're using a more populist forum to get the message out, the usual critics are bashing their good work.

Stop complaining-- and remember to buy another Samsung next year, too, you disloyal prick!

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