South Korea probes Samsung over Apple antitrust complaints

[onehandle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - South Korean regulators are investigating complaints filed by Apple Inc that Samsung Electronics Co is abusing its dominant position in wireless technology, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday.

Rivals Apple and Samsung are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries, as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry.

Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of Apple's iPhone, awarding Apple $1.05 billion in damages. The jury decided Apple had not violated any of Samsung's patents.

The FTC is investigating whether Samsung is unfairly competing in the market by abusing its dominance in wireless technology patents. Apple filed its complaints earlier this year, said an FTC official, who is not authorized to talk to the media.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/06/us-samsung-apple-korea-probe-idUSBRE88508020120906

[PatrynXX]

1. wonder who Apple bribed in South Korea for that one

oh must be big fans of North Korea

[dipsydoodle]

2. Good of you to rec your post.

[onehandle]

3. Samsung is so corrupt that even the government they own can't ignore that fact.