LG Exec Indicted Over Broken Samsung Washing Machine

Posted by samzenpus on Monday February 16, 2015 @03:21AM from the breaking-the-law-and-machines dept.

itwbennett writes Jo Seong-jin, the head of LG's home appliance division, was indicted Sunday by prosecutors in Seoul for allegedly damaging Samsung Electronics' washing machines before the IFA electronics show in Berlin last September. The company says it was his regular practice to test the rival company's machines, something he has done while working for LG for the past 38 years, and has released closed-circuit television footage in his defense showing him testing Samsung products including washing machines, dish washers and refrigerators. Jo and two other employees are charged with vandalism, defamation and obstruction of business.

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Re:Taken to the cleaners... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-02-16 03:32 · Score: 5, Informative

I don't see any problem with *buying* your competitors product and doing some testing on it.
Sounds like a good business practice, to see what the competition is up to.
On the flip side, damaging your competitors products - that you didn't pay for - right before a trade show where they're going to show them off... yup, I'd consider that vandalism and a criminal act.