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02 Editorial
Korean Software,
Where Should It Go?
R
ecently, Apple Inc. filed suit against Samsung Electronics, arguing that the Korean
company plagiarized their tablet PC, iPad. For this reason, Apple insisted in German
court that Galaxy Tab 10.1, made by Samsung, should be banned from trade in Europe.
Fortunately, the Korean tablet PC is now being sold in European countries, but we should not be
merelyhappywiththisnews.
As Samsung refuted, Apple’s lawsuit might be contractive or far-fetched. However, the Korean
companyisnotsafefromthecriticismthattheirsoftwareindustryisstillweakerthanitshardware
industry. Cell phone products of Korean companies such as Samsung and LG were ranked
No.1 in the world terms of international market share. However, the Operating System(OS) of
their smartphones is Android, owned by Google, which means Korea still does not have its own
competitive software. As Korean cell phones depend on foreign software, researchers say that if
GoogledemandspayinexchangeforusingAndroid,theKoreanphoneindustrywillbefacedwith
greatdanger.
ThatiswhyKoreanelectronicsshouldnowconcentrateonsoftware,buttheproblemischronic.
Lately, Lee Gun-hee, president of Samsung, ordered more experts to concentrate their efforts in
research and development of software. However, if the industrial cycle in Korea is not changed,
the software business will not be developed. In Korea, major corporations dominate the software
market, so it is difficult for small or medium-sized companies to win contracts. If more chances
aregiventomorecompanies,therewillbemoreideasforbettersoftware.
There is still another point Even if many opportunities are allowed, are there enough people
whoaretalented?KimTaek-jin,CEOofNCSoftware,saidKoreansoftwareisstillweak,butitis
notjustbecauseofmajorcompanies.Themorefundamentalreason,hesaid,isthatthereisnota
desirableenvironmentinKoreafortalentedpeopletoinventbettersoftware.Whilemanystudents
wanttogotomedicalschoolortheyarenotinterestedincomputerprogramming.Thisisbecause
itdoesnotguaranteeagoodfutureinKorea.
Allovertheworld,thesignificanceofsoftwarehasemerged.AlthoughKoreahasworld-classIT
technology,weshouldpaymoreattentiontowaysofdevelopingthesoftwareindustry.
Editor-in-Cheif
ChaEon-jo
www.theargus.org

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