Are you in the mood for a story that raises a lot of question marks? For a is a classic example!
The newspaper Subway informed that agents and investigators of some regulatory bodies of the South Korea entered Apple's offices in the country this morning on the eve of the (possibly gigantic) launch of the iPhone X for l. Why? Nobody knows how to explain for sure.
At Apple's South Korean headquarters, investigators allegedly asked Ma employees and executives about their business practices in the country, however, it is not known, however, whether the authorities confiscated documents or other evidence as part of the "data collection". No official justification for the search has been issued, but the action is believed to have to do with an investigation, maintained for more than a year by local authorities, of possible “unfair” business practices between Apple and some southern suppliers and operators Korean.
Looking at the facts superficially, it might have been easy to assume that this was just a routine investigation. However, some facts remind us that quite possibly the bottom hole: first, it is good to note that the launch of the iPhone X in South Korea, scheduled for tomorrow, had its pre-sale period marked by the high demand, ie , it seems, the newest device from Apple (and main competitor of the devices of the local Samsung and LG) be a resounding success in the country.
It should also be noted that the relations of the notoriously protectionist South Korean government with the major corporations in the country are often seen as, say, a little closer than one would like. Last December, then country president Park Geun-hye was impeached after being convicted of taking bribes from domestic companies; subsequently, a few months ago, one of Samsung's top bosses, Lee Jae-yong, was sentenced to five years in jail for corruption, including bribery payments, embezzlement and perjury.
Obviously, it would be frivolous to accuse Samsung (or any other South Korean company) in the face of influencing the local government to act truculently on top of Apple in order to harm the company's operations in the country. However, considering the history of the relationship between the public and private spheres over there, it may be good for Tim Cook and his gang to sleep with one eye open.
We will see how this story unfolds
via Cult of Mac
