tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post7477746521678105731..comments2024-03-08T03:24:19.823-05:00Comments on Where The Hell Am I?: Korean Companies Challenging The iPhoneReginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-10739254376649382312007-10-10T06:34:00.000-04:002007-10-10T06:34:00.000-04:00You're right, it's not a blatant copy if LG came u...You're right, it's not a blatant copy if LG came up with the phone design first.<BR/><BR/>So are you saying that Apple stole that design?<BR/><BR/>I know Korea had Internet phones first. My first phone here was way more primitive than the one I have now, but even then I could send emails and SMS messages from it. That was years ago. The phone I left behind in San Francisco didn't even have Internet service. In fact, the one I had when I went home around 3 years ago didn't have Internet service and my friends just weren't up on how to SMS. I'm not arguing technology. I'm discussing design. <BR/><BR/>Are we discussing Internet cell phones or are we discussing the iPhone and Voyager? <BR/><BR/>My point is LG they didn't come up with the iPhone and the Voyager phone is a copy of the iPhone. <BR/><BR/>I very well might skew things against Korea. I doubt it because I've got positive posts on Korea too. You're just being selective in what you read I think. You can be critical and without being negative. So if you view all criticism as bad, then that's on you.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-51055814261686614522007-10-10T06:08:00.000-04:002007-10-10T06:08:00.000-04:00It's not a blatant copy if they came with the desi...It's not a blatant copy if they came with the design first. You have a tendency to skew things negatively against Korea. Korea came out with internet service on cellphones way before the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-91964480945577158732007-10-08T18:31:00.000-04:002007-10-08T18:31:00.000-04:00I guess you're assuming that I don't know about it...I guess you're assuming that I don't know about it. I know about the LG Prada phone. In fact, I was so in love I went to the Prada store at Shinsagae to check it out.<BR/><BR/>That, however, is a line of <B>designer based phones</B> and that trend started months ago. <A HREF="http://expatjane.blogspot.com/2006/07/samsung-and-versace-pair-up-versus.html " REL="nofollow">Samsung</A> is in the designer phone game too. Cyon is too.<BR/><BR/>What I'm saying is the Voyager is essentially a blatant copy of the iPhone with an added keyboard. However, I also went on to say that innovating on something that's already out is one way that Japan caught up to and surpassed the US in electronics. Eventually, they started creating new products and that left the US in the dust. Maybe that will happen here too. They were buzzing about <A HREF="http://expatjane.blogspot.com/2006/08/mp3-player-suit-or-jacket.html" REL="nofollow">MP3 clothing last year</A>. <BR/><BR/>What? I can't state the obvious? Look at the Voyager phone and tell me it's not essentially a blantant copy. I wish them luck with it. In fact, I want to see it when it's realeased here. I do need a new phone, and I shopped to see the Cyon crystal and it's impressive only in the ad campaign. In real life it's not half as pretty. The Prada phone is gorgeous simplicity.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-65928260219017357882007-10-08T10:46:00.000-04:002007-10-08T10:46:00.000-04:00You should know that LG announced their Prada Phon...You should know that LG announced their Prada Phone several months prior to the announcement of the iPhone... I wouldn't accuse LG of blatantly copying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-82599014674381227172007-10-07T04:57:00.000-04:002007-10-07T04:57:00.000-04:00I'm sure it will be sold in Korea too. The LG Cho...I'm sure it will be sold in Korea too. The LG Chocolate phone was being promoted here like gangbusters last year. I'm sure the Voyager will be out soon too. <BR/><BR/>I saw an article mentioning it would be sold here but I'm not going to sort through all the articles to find it ;)Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024832959937205245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30544984.post-25794871648287464872007-10-07T04:41:00.000-04:002007-10-07T04:41:00.000-04:00Any idea if the Voyager is supposed to come out he...Any idea if the Voyager is supposed to come out here in Korea? I'd pop $400 for it. Maybe. Ok, probably- especially if I get wireless access. I would love to do more moblogging and the T9 that I'm using now certainly slows me down.Kim @ Socius: Daejeon Centralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357754848528649827noreply@blogger.com