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Must be nice being a chaebol and having the complete backing of your government.

Must be nice being an SV company and receiving the adoration of your government and the American people while blatantly dodging taxes and locking customers into a severely restricted platform.

There is no American comparison to a chaebol, especially Samsung. Fanboy arguments aside, you can't compare the two.

It would be like if Apple built your car, held your insurance policy, and owned the apartment complex you lived in. None of that comes close to having to buy digital apps on your Apple phone from Apple.

Apps, Phones, Tablets, Accessories, Cars, TVs, Home Entertainment systems.

While I agree a direct comparison is unwarranted, the future of Apple's closed ecosystem is slightly worrying.

Oh no, not adoration?!! Ando those poor customers, being forced to buy those apple devices!

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