> According to Mexico's Federal Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO), Samsung smartphones acquired through the gray market pose a risk of suboptimal device performance. Moreover, it could also expose consumers to incompatibility with Mexico’s mobile networks, limit technical support accessibility and inadequate cybersecurity controls within the device, among others.
looool at this bullshit. Carriers can block incompatible phones, and most Samsungs are locked up tight bootloader/firmware-wise so that bit about security is a joke.
> Since the acquisition of technological devices through the gray market is not explicitly prohibited by Mexican law, multiple technological companies have urged the country to propose legislation aimed at preventing and prosecuting the sale of unofficially distributed devices. However, only eight days after going into effect, the PROFECO and the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) in Mexico petitioned Samsung to cease blocking smartphones purchased by unofficial channels, arguing that the measure applied by the South Korean company affected Mexican consumers' rights.
From reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/16pgliq/samsung_bl...
Numerous people saying the prices from the official distributor are incredibly expensive. This is true in a lot of smaller countries - one distributor has official distributorship and somehow it becomes the government's place to help them protect their monopoly on distribution.