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In S. Korea, Samsung’s Recall Troubles Come At An Already Crucial Moment

“You can live your entire life here from cradle to the grave on Samsung products,” says Geoffrey Cain, a journalist and author with a forthcoming book about the company and its many businesses. By Elise Hu NPR Oct 18, 2016

In S. Korea, Samsung’s Recall Troubles Come At An Already Crucial Moment

By Elise Hu
NPR
Oct 18, 2016 

“You can live your entire life here from cradle to the grave on Samsung products,” says Geoffrey Cain, a journalist and author with a forthcoming book about the company and its many businesses. “You can die [and] go to the Samsung morgue when you’re dead. You can get married at the Samsung wedding hall in the company.”

 

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