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Samsung , HTC, Apple, Nokia … The brands in the field of smartphones are numerous. The sector is highly competitive and conflicts are usually many. Samsung had been singled out by HTC in April. At the time, many critics are issued against the Taiwanese firm. A rumor revealed that Internet users had been paid by an authorized agent of Samsung. These students had to write negative articles about HTC products, others were invited to publish negative comments. At the same time, it should compliment Samsung and its products. The South Korean company should have incurred a fine of 640,000 euros.

fine of € 246 000

HTC had requested an investigation for this case is revealed. The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission reviewed the file and found that Samsung had through two marketing agencies recruited surfers. These were well write articles and negative comments about HTC and competition. Taiwanese authorities, who believe that competition was distorted were convicted Samsung, who is forced to pay a fine of 340,000 dollars, 246,000 euros. At the same time, the agency that was responsible for this device, the OpenTide Taiwan was fined because she fined over 100,000 dollars.

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dissemination of the verdict, Samsung Electronics Taiwan revealed through his spokesman that the decision had been taken into account, the company “ take all necessary measures to protect its reputation as company that cares about its clients . ” The Korean company regrets the incident and decided to open an investigation into this kind of situation does not happen again in the future while maintaining its credibility. This is not the first time that Samsung is described in such a case because the manufacturer had already been punished (fined 7385 euros) for advertising GT S6102 Galaxy Y Duo. The features on the flash and autofocus were false.

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