What's more, the South Korean government (owned by Samsung) has been blocking and putting up barriers to foreign phones for years, including delaying the introd

What's more, the South Korean government (owned by Samsung) has been blocking and putting up barriers to foreign phones for years, including delaying the introduction of the original iPhone to South Korea, to give Samsung and co. a chance to develop competitors. See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125367616595333125.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125367616595333125.html if you want more info on South Korean protectionism in regards to phones. You may also wish to read: 'Republic of Samsung' Confronts a Backlash http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/25/business/fi-samsung25 http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/25/business/fi-samsung2... This may also interest you: Samsung doesn't find satirical spoof amusing http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/10/world/la-fg-korea-samsung-20100510 http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/10/world/la-fg-korea-sa... Odd that I'm not reading so much anger about all that Samsung has done on HackerNews and Reddit.