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Samsung forces repair stores to destroy customer smartphones, iFixit ends cooperation (www.notebookcheck.net)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Samsung is a chaebol. It brings in about 20% of South Koreas total income. It has university programs that train kids from high school to uni to go work for them. They are so big that they essentially control SK and its government. I guess when you have that much power, delusion creeps in pretty quick.

Here's a really solid documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jFZge6V_is