Bye-bye bada; Tizen to absorb its best features instead of straight merger
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It will soon be time to say bye-bye bada |
Actually, there has been a change in plans. Hong Won-pyo, the president of Samsung's Media Solutions Center, says that bada is not a fit for today's modern smartphones and as a result Tizen will no longer merge with bada, but will merely "absorb" its best features. Once Tizen flavored phones are released, the two will come together and bada will be nada more. Samsung plans on releasing a number of Tizen powered models this year.
After the absorbtion is complete, Tizen models will be able to run apps designed for bada but those with a bada phone will not be able to update to Tizen. And the big question is Samsung's intrention with Tizen. There is some speculation that Sammy is trying to distance itself from Android, perhaps in fear that a successful launch of the Motorola X could hurt Samsung's current status as Android's favorite Son.
source: YonhapoNewsAgency (translated), TheVerge via Engadget
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12 Comments
1. tiara6918 posted on 25 Feb 2013, 04:04 6 2
Bada was a flop anyway. Time for sammy to focus on tizen instead...
5. AamirSIII posted on 25 Feb 2013, 04:37 4 0
woah... thats what u think bro! bada was not a flop! S8500 had the same specs as the Galaxy S but only half inch smaller screen! it had everything one can imagine! and even by today's standard, it had the best in-class specs and performance!
1 MILLION Wave units were sold within 4 weeks of its launch!
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_wave_sales_reach_1m_galaxy_s _keeps_the_pace-news-1807.php
well its human nature to whine about something when its gone... so NP... keep going...
9. PhenomFaz posted on 25 Feb 2013, 07:34 1 0
absolutely true!
Bada was awesome! the key to perfect hardware and software is when both components are made by a single party...in this case Sammy made the phone and the OS on it...it was pretty much flawless at its time when it was released.
There were no lags on it whatsoever...unlike Android at that time and man the first Wave was to me sweeter than the first Galaxy S. It had premium design, all metal chassis, Amoled screen and felt great to the touch
2. kdealltheway posted on 25 Feb 2013, 04:06 2 0
Had a Wave 2, bada phone, good hardware, claustrophobic os. It wasn't all that bad, unless you wanted apps. Basically, it was semi-dumb phone.
3. Tsepz_GP posted on 25 Feb 2013, 04:10 1 0
I doubt the Motorola X will do anything to Samsung's position, Motorola have downsized and exited a number of large markets, and simply dont have the production power to go up against S.Korea's darling, just cant happen.
What Samsung are doing is insuring their future in mobile, making sure that if one platform goes down they are already on a few others including their own, thats all.
6. kclgphilsbsa posted on 25 Feb 2013, 04:39 1 2
theres sumthing abt this moto X which we shudnt put aside..
i dont like all moto android but this moto X is certainly coming with bigger things and the fact that it is partnered w/ google itself..
this myt be d track of 2013 moto X > s4/htc one/G2 > XZ
note3 will be d one who can make any unique flavor to android if ever.. (as note2 became the most unique android flavor for 2012, FOR ME)
4. AamirSIII posted on 25 Feb 2013, 04:32 3 0
bada was my first OS where i learned App development... it was the OS with the best hardware mobiles!all aluminum! i loved my bada... Wave S8500... i will miss u my BADA... BYE
8. rusticguy posted on 25 Feb 2013, 06:32 0 0
Samsung should also promote Ubuntu. We need an alternative to Android. Not everyone looks at 7 billion apps before buying.
10. Joshing4fun posted on 25 Feb 2013, 08:18 3 0
Somewhere in Sweden, a man named Peter is crying... He will miss you Bada. I won't.
11. NateAdam8 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 15:36 0 0
I'd like to see a Device running Tizen OS with my own two eyes
