Obviously since he started working for Samsung in August. He was working in Intel previously. His work is with Samsung. His personal preference is an Apple device. Why should he change it?
It is not mandatory for any employee to must use Samsung phone. His job is to ensure Samsung makes even more money. What he likes in his personal life is his choice.
What he said isn't wrong. Samsung is more of a device-centric company.
Ok. Fine.
I don't know samsung's policies.
I know that Microsoft removed Apple products from their employee purchasing program offerings, and would at least "frown upon" those employees who do use one. But that is a different story.
I don't care whether or not Young Sohn likes or uses any Apple products. I'm just surprised that any Samsung employee these days would go "on the record" saying that they own many Apple products, and like using them all.
These days I expect any company employee/representative would publicly praise their products as "better", even if it were a deliberate lie. I'm surprised he mentioned personally owning any Apple products at all. He didn't need to.
I suspect most companies would expect their employees to praise their products over the competition, whether or not it is true.
It's the same reason a Pepsi employee can't ever publicly drink Coca-cola, or a Budweiser employee can't drink any of their competitors beers either.
Many companies now think they own their employees while they are off the clock.