Samsung Caught Bribing Government Officials

Dekortage writes "Allegedly, electronics giant Samsung Electronics attempted to bribe a South Korean government official with 5 million won (US$5,445). Ironically, the official was Lee Yong-chul, who was a presidential monitor against corruption at the time. This is the latest allegation against Samsung, which was recently accused of running 'a vast network of bribery through the government, the judiciary branch and the news media' that reaches all the way to South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun."

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Perhaps off-topic, but indicitive of the company

[StressGuy]

I own the small Sansa c200 MP3 player. I purchased it because of the built-in FM radio and voice record funtionality. I use the latter for taking "audio notes" for my developing stand-up routine (yes, I'm an amature stand-up comedian). In short, it does things I need it to do that the iPod does not.

However, I also run Linux (Kubuntu to be precise). While Amarok works just fine with it, I would like to be able to update the firmware without having to find a Windows machine. I contacted SanDisk technical support are their advice to me was:

"Find the receipt, take it back to where you bought it, and get a refund"

No lie, that's what they told me to do. A real shame, because I really like the MP3 player. In fact, I'm still considering getting the "Sansa Shakers" for my kids.