Samsung -- a costly rush to market

Company's folding phone fiasco has lessons for South Korea

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Samsung unveiled a product that literally broke in the reviewers' hands. © AP

Perhaps no concept sums up South Korea's postwar success better than "balle balle," or "quick, quick!" The nation's ability to rise from adversity and get the job done at bewildering speed is a national hallmark.

It can also be a great liability. Just ask executives at Samsung Electronics.

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