Intel, Samsung Develop New Mobile OS Platform
You have to give Intel credit for its persistence.
The German edition of the Financial Times recently reported that Intel and Samsung may be merging the failed MeeGo OS with LiMo and create a new Linux-based operating system with strong HTML5 support to support their hardware platforms.
This report may have been confirmed by an announcement that the LiMo Foundation and the Linux Foundation will building a new open source platform called Tizen, which is scheduled for a Q1 2012 release. The OS will be targeting smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems. There has been no official confirmation that Intel and Samsung are, in fact, the major industry forces behind this new platform.
Intel's MeeGo hopes died with Nokia's decision to dump all efforts and focus on Windows Phone. Previously, Intel promoted Moblin Linux with its first generation Atom processors with Silverthorne core in 2008. Moblin was based on Asianux, which included components of RedFlag Linux, Miracle Linux and HannSoft.
So far, Intel has not had much luck with its operating system ideas, but Tizen could be of a different caliber as it appears to be backed by Samsung as well. If that is the case, however, there may be new rumors what will happen to HP's WebOS, as Samsung was rumored to be one of the bidders to acquire the software. Perhaps we should start thinking into the direction of other platform companies, including Qualcomm?
The N8 (Symbian) has the best phone camera ever
The N9 (MeeGo+Harmattan UI)UI and multitasking is the best so far
The Microsoft mole Elop should be officially executed in the USA for his crimes or promoted as the permanent president of the USA
depending on the POV.
His is the 1st CEO ever to lie about the company products negatively
eg. claiming that N9 will not work and will not finish in time.
AND he made the switch over to a much less working platform: WP7
The real crooks are the idiots who hired him
I can't sell my stocks, but instead need to pray the Windows Phone 8 takes the whole world by surprise at the Xmas 2012.
Then I'll sell my Nokia shares and buy stocks of some medical company that sells diatsepam and parasetamol and sleeping pills.
How is WP7 a much less working platform is truly, beyond my comprehension. Have you ever played around with one for 15 minutes? Have you even seen Mango at work? Or have you been relying on "reviews" to come up with a comment like that?
Actually Bada is available in Europe, in fact pretty much everywhere except the US. As for not competing, it actually has more market share than WP7. The lack of quality apps is where Bada can't compete with the more mature/popular platforms. The OS itself is very competitive.
Hehe, yes, actually 17% of the smartphone market belongs to Samsung. (18% to apple)
And with Galaxy II I'd expect Samsung's share to rise.
For one, Intel wants its own platform. That's given. But there's the important factor with Samsung - they want their indigenous OS. Bada is not attracting investors and buyers, but with Intel's presence and Samsung's manufacturing capability this could work.
Then came LCD
Then short antenna and there's still the pull-up antenna
Then came IRDA...
then came bluetooth
> then USB, and bluetooth
> USB cables and with chargers and headphones
> Many more types of headphones connectors
> Many types of chargers and connectors
and now...
> Many OS on every mobile brands
> Many mobile brands on every OS
> And there's Symbian os
> And there's Apple os
> And there's Bada
> Meego
> Android phone
> And there's these versions of OS in China, not bad, but not good.
> And there's apps
> and more apps
> and plenty of more apps
> And this new OS
> And Chaos begins...
I hope life would be simple again...
Seriously. Give it a rest.