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It's jointly owned by Naver and Softbank. A few months ago, there was a public outcry in Korea when the Japanese government threatened to twist Naver's arm to
by yongjik 2y ago
It's jointly owned by Naver and Softbank. A few months ago, there was a public outcry in Korea when the Japanese government threatened to twist Naver's arm to give up its share of Line, and South Korea's inexplicably pro-Japanese government stayed mum. With both governments enjoying abysmal public support, I have no idea how it will eventually be settled.
- onetokeoverthe 2y agos.korea is pro japan. =. better than china.
- onetokeoverthe 2y agoSo s korea should favor the country that boycotts them for random hurt feelings?
- shiroiushi 2y agoI wonder why Koreans care: they don't use LINE anyway, AFAIK. They all use KakaoTalk.
- yongjik 2y agoWhy wouldn't Koreans care? We're talking about 50% ownership of a messaging platform that's de facto standard in multiple Asian countries. Imagine the UK government trying to force Google to sell DeepMind.
- shiroiushi 2y ago>Why wouldn't Koreans care? Because they don't use it. >We're talking about 50% ownership of a messaging platform that's de facto standard in multiple Asian countries Yeah, except Korea. If they think it's so great, why aren't they using it themselves? It seems hypocritical. >Imagine the UK government trying to force Google to sell DeepMind. Does Google or anyone in the US actually use DeepMind? If so, that's a poor analogy.