*yawn*
Where did I deny that Samsung wasn't scum or that they were never involved in illegal activities? I'm saying that it's hypocritical of Apple fanboys to proclaim that Samsung was scum and not mention the scum-like activities of Apple.
And just because other companies participated doesn't make it right. You have the morals of a 3-year-old. The way I see it, Apple is the biggest scum of them all. They make Samsung look like Mother Teresa. All Samsung is involved with is bribery of Korean politicians to get tax cuts and even more tax cuts, which doesn't really harm anyone. Apple's activities, on the other hand...
OK. I am not defending Apple in any way. I rarely post to this forum these days as it has become a slagging match forum and not a forum about Apple innovation and potential (I won't even go into my view of Apple's recent success in that regard).
However I was so incredulous at your statement:
All Samsung is involved with is bribery of Korean politicians to get tax cuts and even more tax cuts, which doesn't really harm anyone.
This idea that failing to pay taxes doesn't harm anyone is baffling. The whole reason for taxes is to ensure that critical infrastructure is available to all and that the government catches those that fall with the hope of helping them back up: i.e. that if someone loses their job, the state subsidises them in the interim. No such system means no safety net which means as more and more people drop off the econimic engine the enconomy shrinks more and more. Eventually an economy hits a critical failure point and falls off the cliff. We have reached a state in many parts of the west where the survival and prioritisation of the corporation is more important than the welfare of the individual. Individuals are seen as something that can be sacrificed for the good of the corporation. Such a system is only good if it is proven to ultimately lead to the improvement of welfare standards of the whole. We have lost sight of that and it seems to be that the right wing believes that it is morally right to continue this way. There is no spirit of companionship. Your argument is a vile one and completely invalidates any argument you make subsequently regarding right and wrong.
I really don't mean to sound biblical, but it is the greed of such a system that will lead to its downfall. Nobody has an eye on the future of everything, only on their own future.
I was listening to an article in the UK recently about how a small area in the UK voted to support the Unionists in whichever way they could even though their economy was heavily reliant on the cotton from the southern states. They did so because their belief is making the world a better place ranked above their perosnal wealth. We should be looking at people like this for inspiration, not accepting that Samsung failing to pay taxes is a morally less acceptable than one corporation screwing over another.
Your argument reads: Samsung screwing over the state is less morally bad than one corporation trying to screw over another.