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Lee Minhyouk, Samsung Design Chief, Repsonds To Allegations Of Copying Apple (Huffington post)
By Miyoung Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - When Samsung Electronics rushed its first smartphone to
market in a panicky response to the smash-hit debut of the Apple iPhone, some
customers burned the product on the streets or hammered it to bits in public
displays of disaffection.
Complaints ranged from dropped calls and a clunky touchscreen to frequent auto
rebooting and a dearth of applications.
"It was just awful," said Kim Sang-uk, 27, who bought the Omnia in late-2009
just before starting his first job. "I just wanted to throw it away, but
couldn't because I was on a 2-year contract. It was the kind of phone where
you'd say 'no', even if someone gave it to you for free."
Samsung Mobile President JK Shin admitted it was a tough time. The company had
seen a 1 trillion won ($885 million) profit in its telecom sector in the first
quarter of 2010 halved in the following quarter after Apple Inc's latest
iPhone took the market by storm.
"We were facing a really serious crisis," Shin said later.
SOAP VS PERFUME
Yet on the 9th floor of Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seoul housing the
mobile division's design center, Lee Minhyouk said he ...
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