Before the days of Spotify: Ibid.
“It’s not just the idea”: Ed Ho, interview by the author, October 5, 2017.
Pantheon was acquired by: Delevett, “Mercury News Interview: Daren Tsui.”
“door-to-door directions and Yellow Pages”: Daren Tsui, interview by the author,
January 10, 2017.
It was at Zip2: Ibid.
“This would be a great chance”: Ibid.
“There’s a team of people that sit”: Ed Ho, interview by the author, January 3, 2017.
The only breaks were for lunch: Ibid.
As the pair sat through meeting after meeting: Ibid.
“The acquisition negotiations”: Daren Tsui, interview by the author, January 10,
2017.
After nearly a year: Daren Tsui, email message to the author, April 21, 2019.
“We were overwhelmed”: Daren Tsui, interview by the author, January 10, 2017.
“I kept pushing and pushing”: T.J. Kang, interview by the author, January 29, 2016.
The deal went through in May 2012: Leena Rao, “Samsung Acquires Mobile
Entertainment and Music Streaming Startup mSpot,” TechCrunch, May 9,
2012, https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/09/samsung-acquires-mobile-
entertainment-and-music-streaming-startup-mspot/.
“Our goal was to be able”: Daren Tsui, interview by the author, January 10, 2017.
The Galaxy marketing team in Korea: T.J. Kang, interview by the author, January
29, 2016.
“After the launch”: Ibid.
Samsung rushed out mSpot’s: Daren Tsui, interview by the author, January 10,
2017.
to seven countries: Jon Fingas, “Samsung Expects Music Hub to Reach
Competitors’ Devices, More Countries,” Engadget, January 27, 2013,
https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/27/samsung-music-hub-to-reach-other-
companies-devices-more-countries/.
Samsung’s local sales offices complained: T.J. Kang, interview by the author, March
27, 2016.
“Samsung worked with Silicon Valley”: Sumi Lim, interview by the author,
December 17, 2015.
“You and what army”: Vogelstein, Dogfight, p. 54.
Google paid an estimated $50 million: Donald Melanson, “Google Exec Calls
Android Acquisition Its ‘Best Deal Ever,’ ” Engadget, October 27, 2010,
https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/27/google-exec-calls-android-acquistion-
its-best-deal-ever/.