Comments on: Blackberries, Beef and Autos, Oh My!

By: skindleshanks

skindleshanks — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:01:04 +0000

Blackberries are one thing–who knows whether or not they would catch on here. Canada has valid and important beefs over the meat and auto industries. There is no real reason why American beef can be imported and Canadian beef can’t. Yes, there have been a few more cases of BSE reported in Canada than in the US, but that’s only because we’re actually testing for it.
Korea seems to think that having a larger population than Canada automatically gives it the upper hand in negotiations, but I think Korea has the most to gain from the FTA. In the scope of things, beef, Blackberries, and cars are relatively small concessions.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:11:58 +0000

#11,

Yes and no. Koreans prefer to call when they use their phones, not send messages.

Even then, Korean cellphone makers shouldn’t be hiding behind the Korean government imposed WIPI platform if they are so sure that Korean consumers wouldn’t like what the competition has to offer.

By: Arghaeri

Arghaeri — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:53:43 +0000

Que? I know a company here where Blackberries are standard issue to all senior staff. Thet don’t seem to have a problem.

By: dinkus maximus

dinkus maximus — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:00:55 +0000

the snarky witticisms regarding “pot smoking child molesters” are getting old. Not!

By: dinkus maximus

dinkus maximus — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:00:37 +0000

the snarky witticisms regarding “pot smoking child molesters” are getting old. Not!

By: mins0306

mins0306 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:26:31 +0000

I have a friend who is a mobile phone developer and according to him Blackberries will never take off here. The reasons he gave are;

1. Korean cellphones do a good job in sending and receiving text messages.

2. Koreans prefer to use their laptops to read and send e-mails. That and the fact that Korea is extensively “wired” and the availability of mobile Internet services from KT and SKT, that can be used with laptops(expensive and there are some regions where the service isn’t available, but it hasn’t stopped some people from signing up for it).

By: iwshim

iwshim — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:42:13 +0000

hmm…
I knew the numbers cause i was in the market for a PDA. The samsung blackjack model sucks.

The blackberry actually looked realy nice.

Should have known better about Korea. Only one thing to do now ask for more money at work.

By: iwshim

iwshim — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:41:47 +0000

hmm…
I knew the numbers cause i was in the market for a PDA. The samsung blackjack model sucks.

The blackberry actually looked realy nice.

Should have known better about Korea. Only one thing to do now ask for more money.

By: Linkd

Linkd — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:18:17 +0000

Now, now, Mr. Mao, I did not and have never slammed teachers*. All three jokes in my post were targeting the Korean home bias. The first was entirely topical, and related to well-known recent news stories.

*OK, except just this one.
http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/.....ent-120324

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:56:17 +0000

Correction…grievance, not grief. Call it a Freudian slip if you will,but I was in a hurry when I wrote it.