Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operations

Re:Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operat... by nsns on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @09:12AM (#3766021)

From my own experience, private Indian businesses tend to pay promptly and are very reliable, yet become hopelessly entangled in endless bureaucracy once payments become international (this is probably the Government's fault, not their own).

My solution (which isn't too practical, perhaps not even legal, yet works)- travel to India once a year and collect your fee in cash, you'll also enjoy a great trip (Bangalore Butter Dosas and mysore pauks with south Indian filter coffee, culinary heaven) ;)

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Re:Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operat... by monsterix on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @10:13AM (#3766300)

.."private Indian businesses tend to pay promptly and are very reliable" - no sir, they're not.

And this Government bashing, is only partially correct. It is not that hard to exchange money across borders like it has been described in SISO case. Seems more like an issue of the company, and its people at hand.

The cost of traveling and meeting people to collect money in cash is exactly what you wouldn't want to do when working on the SME tier. That doesn't scale, rather burns.

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Re:Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operat... by csomar on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @09:53AM (#3766219)

Sorry, if you know that you can't pay (because of gov. restrictions) or you'll have problems doing it; why engage with an international entity?

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Re:Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operat... by __alexs on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @10:10AM (#3766286)

Because you like international travel, don't mind fighting through the insane Indian Visa process and love a good curry?

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Re:Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operat... by cturner on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @10:19AM (#3766329)

Save on the visa hassle altogether and come to London :)

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Re:Never ever do business with Samsung India Software Operat... by bane on Wednesday March 28, 2012 @10:26AM (#3766364)

I think he's saying that the trips abroad more than make up for the trouble in doing the business.

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