I don't think Samsung Moblers threatened to strand bloggers at Berlin
codeka.com.au
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http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/09/03/samsung-we-regret-mi...
Here is the emailed apology that Samsung sent Clinton Jeff, one of the bloggers:
“I would like to reach out to you and deeply apologize to you for your experience in Berlin at IFA. We put you through undue hardship and we are trying to rectify the situation.”
Screenshot: http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/...
Here is what Clinton Jeff said he was threatened with:
“We got a call from Samsung India saying ‘You can either be a part of this and wear the uniform, or you’ll have to get your own tickets back home and handle your hotel stay from the moment this call ends…
A few minutes later, we got a call from the Samsung India guy who said that our flights on the 6th have been cancelled, and that they’re bringing us back on the 1st instead. But this is only if, and only if, we agreed to wear atleast the samsung branded shirt at the unpacked event, and not blog about any of this incident.
“None of this should leave Berlin. Or Reach India”
Even if as Dean Harding alleges this was a misunderstanding on the part of the Indian bloggers, it wouldn't change that this sort of "prize" in my opinion is PAYOLA and it is a disgusting practice.