Samsung might not be on Santa’s nice list this year, but rather, run up a deficit as they end up on the naughty list. Why do we say so? Well, they have been caught for ‘stealing’ electricity – or rather, using a different tier in order to save money (but have been duly reprimanded and fined as we have reported earlier this morning). Not only that, we now have word that Samsung has been fined by the Taiwan government for coming up with fake Internet comments on message boards that promote their products while downplaying the devices of their rivals.
This particular fine, which was described by the Taiwan Fair Trade Association, happens to be in the region of NT$10 million, which is $341,037. Chump change really, for the South Korean conglomerate, but it does send a message to the masses that the Taiwanese government would not tolerate such behaviour known as “astroturfing” by companies, no matter how famous or big they are. Apparently, Samsung did hire a third party company known as OpenTide who paid a bunch of people to comment on message board forums which gave bouquets to Samsung products, while being critical of its competitors’ products. Just how widespread do you think such a practice is in the industry?
Taiwan Government Fines Samsung For Fake Internet Comments original content from Ubergizmo. 
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