[dereg]

Samsung is indisputably more "tyrannical" than Apple. The corporation has unsurpassed political influence in South Korea. For instance, scumbag Chairman (former CEO) Lee Kun-Hee is a nepotist and admitted guilt to political bribery in 2008. Guess what? He paid his way out of jail time and was even pardoned by LMB in 2009.

Samsung also has tremendous media influence in the nation. The company influences the media by giving or withdrawing advertising, giving scholarships to journalists, or suing the critical media. As a result, their corporate misdeeds get swept under the rug. The company uses the press as a means to control the press rather than sell their products. Samsung accounts for almost one-fifth of the entire nation's GDP. It's no surprise they are the nation's largest advertiser.

Corporate influence in the USA is nothing compared to the influence of the chaebol in Korea.

[jhuni]

As anti-capitalist, I oppose all corporations, including Samsung. On the other hand, as a free software activist, Apple has made itself my number one enemy in the past year or so with the considerable spread of the DRM-ridden iOS.

[falling]

I can never remember if Apple is a monopolist or Android is taking over.

[recoiledsnake]

I similarly can't understand how Microsoft is dying in the post-PC world that we are supposed to be living in, but somehow trying to kill Linux by requiring secure boot on it's PCs(which no one is supposed to be buying anymore).

[falling]

Well, in that case you would say that Microsoft is trying to survive by eliminating competition on scarce resources. But then, I don't think Microsoft is dying.

[kahawe]

> As anti-capitalist, I oppose all corporations

Yea, some anti-capitalist you are - cheering for Google any chance you get and buying a "huge hdtv"! You are just a troll.

[jhuni]

Last I checked I get to decide my own personal beliefs. I love technology, including hardware such as televisions and tablets, and free software based upon GNU/Linux and web standards, which are both things Google actively contributes to.

I am anti-capitalist precisely because of my love of technology. I believe that we can construct a social system which vastly improves our rate of technological progress and that won't hold it back with things like the AI winter. I believe that subsequent to developing our technological productive forces, we will have a post-scarcity resource supply that makes money obsolete because our technologies will produce everything everyone needs.

[kahawe]

Just ignore him, he is nothing but a troll using buzz words he read somewhere...

[jhuni]

You consistently presents personal attacks such as "you are a troll" rather then coherent arguments.