Rumor: Samsung/Intel working on an Android fork???

[gtbarry]

hhhmmmmmm

Samsung was working on

 

[mrex]

Sounds so "i cant wait", lol! I hope it won't be disappointing "oh, it's just a tv having android game console inside". Maybe something to do with their new display technology?

 

[Rxpert83]

There have been many manufacturers working on their own OS's. The big headlines last year were "OMG samsung is dropping android for tizen" . Its likely the OS will only be a player in developing markets that don't currently have access to the play store.


Ultimately, nobody is going to use an ecosystem without strong application support, and no dev wants to create an app for a system that nobody uses. Its interesting that Samsung is delaying the release until it gets more apps.

 

[chanchan05]

Aren't intel and Samsung working on Tizen and not an Android fork?

 

[Rxpert83]

Aren't intel and Samsung working on Tizen and not an Android fork?

The article linked hinted tizen might be scrapped and a new venture started. Of course, its nothing but rumors

 

[funkylogik]

For fork sake

 

[GreenBeans]

Sounds interesting... Id buy it

 

[mikedt]

The article linked hinted tizen might be scrapped and a new venture started. Of course, its nothing but rumors

Before Tizen Samsung was doing something called Bada, but that was scrapped in favour of Tizen.

Samsung's response's to Android keep on hitting snags.

 

[funkylogik]

Samsung would be better off just sticking with android but increasing the content in their own store i think if they wana get money for content. Id hate for a manufacturer to get so huge though :thumbup:

 

[chanchan05]

Before Tizen Samsung was doing something called Bada, but that was scrapped in favour of Tizen.

Samsung's response's to Android keep on hitting snags.

Wasn't Bada just a feature phone OS?