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Taiwan's FTC investigating Samsung for defaming HTC on local online forums |
April 16, 2013
Fabricated Internet posts praising Samsung at the expense of HTC products has landed the South Korean company in hot water with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission.Taiwan's FTC said on Tuesday it was investigating the matter, and could punish Samsung for up to NT$25 million (US$835,000) if it is found to be in violation of fair trade rules.The investigation occurs after a local site, called TaiwanSamsungLeaks, accused the South Korean company of "evil marketing" for covertly criticizing rival products through anonymous Internet users. As evidence, the site published documents allegedly from Samsung's hired marketing firm cataloguing the different forum posts it made last year on local gadget sites.The topics covered included a user complaining that his girlfriend's HTC One X phone was constantly crashing, and how Samsung's Galaxy Note phone was superior to HTC's Sensation XL handset.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2034720/taiwans-ftc-investigating-samsung-for-defaming-htc-on-local-online-forums.html#tk.rss_all
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