Samsung and LG might be multinational conglomerates with multibillion revenues, but not even companies of such size are above petty rivalry-- an LG executive stands accused of damaging Samsung washing machines in Berlin.
As Yonhap News Agency reports, ahead of IFA 2014 a LG exec was spotted breaking the doors of not one, not two but four Samsung Crystal Blue washing machines (model WW9000, fact fans) at the Saturn Berlin Europa-Centre.
The exec obviously denies the accusations, but CCTV footage cements the case against him following questioning by German police. On its part, LG chalks up the his actions to... "research."
"The executive was only checking Samsung's washing machines as their doors were shaking when the shop clerks accused him of damaging the products," an LG statement reads. "It is just one of those common incidents that occur ahead of electronics shows." The statement adds "a certain company's washing-machine model was particularly weak on the hinges." Hmm, we wonder at whom that particular dig was directed at?