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> Why can't they let their products sell and speak for themselves?

The original iPhone was banned in South Korea for two years. It seems that this was to give South Korean companies a chance to catch up.

> It's hard for many to accept that their ability to read other people is only as accurate as flipping a coin, but that's what we've got evidence for.

Does anyone have any links that support this? Thanks if so.

But the original iPhone was banned from South Korea for 2 years, almost certainly at Samsung's behest.

> their actions seem to be deliberately designed to suppress the market and suppress competition

But then why aren't people on HN down on Samsung in the same way?

Oh, there was also the little incident where foreign phones were blocked from South Korea, including the original iPhone for two years.

How do you feel about Samsung's behavior?

Great post. I am in South Korea. I could be imprisoned for the the things I have written here about Samsung and their owning family.

> Do you think it would have been more or less severe if you were had the extra responsibilities and commitments that came with being in a controlling position of the company?

I don't know. Is being a shareholder particularly stressful? Do Scandinavians find that their unions sitting on work councils and having a say in major company decisions increases job stress?

> So? They didn't sign up for (being filthy rich). I don't expect to get paid $200k a year when I sign a contract saying I will get paid $50k.

Contracts can be renegotiated.

> Wouldn't being put in a controlling share of a company only make that situation worse?

Depends on the situation. I believe that the current state of research indicates that people are more stressed by situations outside of their control. I guess the company would have limited liability, so not too much financial risk and much to gain financially. Of course, financial worries are a major source of stress for most stressed people.

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> In what virtually reality does one go from "employee" to actually being entitled to own a piece of a company?

In the startup world? Legal practices?

> I have taken trips to the hospital due to the stress caused by business issues.

Same here, but as an employee. And I didn't end up owning a company in the end.

> None of my employees ever missed a paycheck or had to worry about where payroll money would come from. Every.

None of them ended up filthy rich either. I'm in my 30s and am reluctant to get married and have kids because of uncertainty over my future. My industry is flooded with labour, pay keeps going down and management keeps getting more unreasonable.

> What nonsense.

Enjoy your company's bankruptcy then.

Well, what are your interests?

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Why did the union keep demanding more and more?

Why didn't management just make all employees joint owners of the company?

To be fair, Samsung almost certainly had a hand in banning the original iPhone for two years in South Korea.