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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject: Will Korea find its own Steve Jobs? |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/06/123_67696.html
No.
Okay. On a serious note, what Korean computer (heck- any) company has strayed from the "follow the herd" mentality which poisoned the IT community?
When will they stop seeing the iPad/iPhone as a status symbol and more as a tool of efficiency?
When will the Korean companies make products intended for use OUTSIDE KOREA *COUGH- HWP COUGH COUGH* |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Umm, the Seoul Bus app which is freaking awesome, and free, was written by a 16 year old Korean kid.
Hate to burst your "Korea has no talent" bubble.
Oh yeah, Gomplayer is pretty good too and its used pretty heavily outside of Korea. |
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languistic
Joined: 25 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:54 am Post subject: Re: Will Korea find its own Steve Jobs? |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/06/123_67696.html
No.
Okay. On a serious note, what Korean computer (heck- any) company has strayed from the "follow the herd" mentality which poisoned the IT community?
When will they stop seeing the iPad/iPhone as a status symbol and more as a tool of efficiency?
When will the Korean companies make products intended for use OUTSIDE KOREA *COUGH- HWP COUGH COUGH* |
Lame. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Wacky govt crap like this always fails. But, really. Who cares?
Cowon is pretty well loved amongst tech types. Gizmodo and Engadget are always lamenting that they pulled out of the US market.
Steve Jobs is a charismatic fellow who probably sells a lot of product simply because of that. But, who cares because Korea makes plenty of decent product with uncharismatic adjushis as CEOs. It's the product that matters, not the dude making the keynote speeches.
The govt will always cock it up, the sooner they get out of the way and let the big boys do their stuff, the better. |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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The problem is the Korea lacks hackers and the hacker mentality. Steve Jobs started out as a guy who was messing around with computers in a garage. Saying how can we make this better or even how does this work. That kind of mind and behavior I do not see often here in Korea. Most kids are so cookie cutter they rarely have an original thought.
Korea thinks they can just assign or give some one a title and bam they are it. |
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spanky1off
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| ive just sold steve jobs my spare liver for the next iphone only to find out ive only got the one...damn hes good |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
Umm, the Seoul Bus app which is freaking awesome, and free, was written by a 16 year old Korean kid.
Hate to burst your "Korea has no talent" bubble.
Oh yeah, Gomplayer is pretty good too and its used pretty heavily outside of Korea. |
Excellent example! The Seoul Bus app is used by millions outside of Korea! 
I didn't specifically say "Korea has no talent"
My comments leaned toward "Korea lacks innovation" which I'm sure you have heard before
I have a question: does Gomplayer run on a platform other than windows, like VLC?
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System Requirements
* Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista or Windows 7
* Intel-compatible CPU P3 or greater Minimum amount of RAM recommended by the operating system in use 20MB Hard Drive Space.
* Some videos may require the newest version of DirectX or Windows Media Player. (If Gomplayer is standalone, why does it need WMP?)
* Recommended settings may change according to different types of video files.
* Modify 'Deadlock problem' occasionally happened when you shut down the player.
* Improve Vorbis audio decoder performance. |
Doesn't look like it
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Look pkang, languistic
You guys fail to notice that Korea doesn't lack the ability, it lacks the ambition due to a lack of interest, fear of the unknown, and fear of failure. This government program is laughable. It won't create a Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs/Bill Gates create themselves  |
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detourne_me
Joined: 26 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| spanky1off wrote: |
| ive just sold steve jobs my spare liver for the next iphone only to find out ive only got the one...damn hes good |
should've sold him your pancreas.......
crossed the line there? oops. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure if they looked hard enough, Korea could also find a skinny, smug, self-congratulating little gimp to pawn their mid-range tech. |
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