Umbango ogcinwa yi-Samsung ne-Apple, ngale kokuphelela enkantolo kaningi, ithela kakhulu okungenani kubasebenzisi abathenga amadivayisi abo, noma ngabe ivela ku-Apple noma i-Samsung. Njalo ngonyaka izinkampani ngayinye zizama ukuthuthukisa izimbangi zazo ngokwethula imisebenzi emisha noma izici ku-smartphone yazo, okuyilapho impi phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili yenzeka khona impela. Njengoba singafunda kwiWall Street Journal, inkampani eseCupertino icabanga ukuvula iSitolo sayo Sakwa-Apple sokuqala eSouth Korea, eSeoul.
Ngokusobala izindawo zokuqala inkampani eziseshile zitholakala eduze kwendlunkulu ye-Samsung. Njengamanje iSouth Korea iyimakethe ethembekile emikhiqizweni yayo yezwe futhi i-Apple ayinaso isabelo esisele, ngokwengxenye ngoba ayinazo izitolo zayo ezweni, yize kungesona isizathu esingenza ukuthi izibalo zokuthengisa eziphansi zithethelele. Ukuphela kwamaphuzu okuthengisa atholakala eSeoul kungabathengisi abagunyaziwe.
Okwamanje ISouth Korea ingumnotho wesine ngobukhulu e-Asia, futhi iminyaka eminingi kube yimakethe enzima kakhulu ye-Apple. Njengamanje ukuthengiswa kwamadivayisi ahlakaniphile okwenziwa ezweni kuhambelana ne-Samsung ne-LG, womabili amafemu aseKorea.
Ngokwalolu shicilelo i-Apple ifuna indawo endaweni ephezulu ye-Gangman, eduze kwesiteshi esitimela nesitimela esimatasa kakhulu kulo lonke idolobha, isiteshi esitholakala ngamamitha ambalwa ukusuka endlunkulu yakwa-Samsung. Izimakethe zasempumalanga zibonakala ngemikhiqizo yazo kazwelonke ngokuthembeka, ngakho-ke angingabazi neze ukuthi ukuvulwa kwe-Apple Store ezweni ingahlehlisa isabelo semakethe esilawulwa abakhiqizi Samsung ne-LG. Ngokwala mahlebezi, angakaqinisekiswa yi-Apple, i-Apple ingathatha isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka ukuvula iminyango yale Apple Store.