What happens when you are the brand ambassador for Samsung, but you use an iPhone in public? You are being chased by the South Korean tech giant.
Xenia Sobchak has been hired by Samsung to market its smartphones in Russia. The TV presenter, journalist and politician was forced to use smartphones in public. Under similar agreements between companies and influential individuals, they are generally not allowed to use competing products in public, a rule that Sobchak has broken.
Although it's not strange for celebrities to approve Android products using an iPhone, Samsung has decided to take things seriously and sue the ambassador of their brand for nothing else than $ 1.6 million.
The reality TV host, Xenia Sobchak, is the face of Samsung in Russia. She is obliged by contract to use a Samsung smartphone.
However, during an interview she was spotted with the help of an iPhone X. She really made an effort to conceal it, but without success. The actress was seen using a piece of paper to try to hide the phone, but many people have noticed, soon promoting a widespread discussion on social media.
We can also note that this is not the first time the actress used the iPhone, it has been spotted on several occasions with the Apple phone.
Numerous observations led Samsung to sue Sobchak for breach of contract. It is unclear how much Sobchak was originally paid by Samsung, but it is likely that the damages claimed by the lawsuit have a much higher value, including penalties for non-compliance. ;agreement.
Closer to home, Anushka Sharma promoted Google's Pixel 2XL with an iPhone. Sharma shared two photos of her with a dog on Twitter, tagging Google India and using the hashtag #TeamPixel and # Pixel2XL. "Look at this charming boy," she wrote. However, the tweet is tagged as "Twitter via iPhone".
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MS Dhoni
The former cool captain lost his temper last year when his information regarding Aadhar was leaked online after the official Twitter account of the Common Services Center released a photo of the application form. from MS Dhoni Aadhar. In fact, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had also liked the tweet, without realizing that Dhoni's personal data had been made public. He also tweeted a photo of Dhoni giving his biometric details to a representative.
Apple bruised
December 28, 2017
leak of iPhone
Apple is perhaps the best for making phones, but it's certainly not the best for tweeting. The tech giant's Twitter handle has accidentally leaked the iPhone 7 announcement in advance. At the beginning of its launch, Apple tweeted: "The new waterproof iPhone 7. For more information, visit apple.com/iPhone 7." The first tweet was sent at 6:01 pm, just after the kickoff of the protest, but even before the iPhone was unveiled on stage by Tim Cook. It was followed by a series of promoted tweets revealing the new features of the iPhone 7. The tweet was also linked to a website that had not yet been posted.
Let there be light
December 28, 2017
Piyush Goyal
In August of this year, Union Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted the government's achievements of lighting 50,000 km of Indian roads with LED lights. Except a problem: the image used in the tweet came from Russia. The minister quickly removed the tweet and replied, "Thank you to a lot of people who have reported problems with a previous image, as we light the streets, social media help us to shed light on the facts and improve."
Missed message
December 28, 2017
Anthony Noto, Chief Financial Officer, Twitter
Twitter's CFO slipped and tweeted to all his followers a message meant to be a direct message. In what appeared to be a hiring strategy, Noto's message was: "I still think we should buy them, it's scheduled for December 15 or 16. We'll have to sell it." have a plan. " The message was removed in minutes, but not before it was reviewed by its 8,700 savvy followers.
