[dereg]

What blows my mind is how so many geeks have flocked to Samsung's side in the patent debacle of late. Samsung is one of the most "evil" corporations out there. They are one of the most shameless abusers of power in South Korea and are well known to suppress competition, free speech, and political dissent through their media influence.

Samsung's success (and their past means of achieving it) is nothing to be proud of.

[megablast]

Samsung has such a huge control over South Korea, i think I saw a study saying Samsumg's income is about 5% of Korea's GDP. Insane.

Not that it would make much difference, but it is crazy to see all the geeks embracing them so much.

[ZeroGravitas]

Yes, I stopped buying Apple products because they used so many Samsung parts.

[dereg]

Samsung actually contributes to a whopping twenty percent of South Korea's economy.

[icebraining]

What the hell does the patent issue have to do with free speech or political dissent? If you're against the patents on principle - like many are - it makes perfect sense to side with the one being targeted by them, regardless of what you think of them.

To paraphrase Beatrice Hall: "I disapprove of what you do, but I will defend to the death your right to be free from patent abusers".

[J3L2404]

>What blows my mind is how so many geeks have flocked to Samsung's side in the patent debacle of late.

Anyone but Apple.