NTT DoCoMo Puts Tizen Phone Plans On Hold
Tizen and diversity
It seems to me that there is some question as to whether Tizen is just a little too similar to Android to make much difference. I've heard that, in theory, Tizen is supposed to work on the lowest-cost hardware available, and hence supplant the old basic/feature phones altogether, but I also know that Android is continually making progress in reaching further into the lower-tier. The question is whether Tizen will be ready in time to knock the old basic phones out of existence before Android can get there to do it.
On the other hand, it seems funny that someone would essentially say "Oh, we already have too many types of smartphone OS's floating around." And for only two OS's, at that. "Whoa, don't get too diverse on me"... that just s...
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On the other hand, it seems funny that someone would essentially say "Oh, we already have too many types of smartphone OS's floating around." And for only two OS's, at that. "Whoa, don't get too diverse on me"... that just s...
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I agree. That's the problem. Tizen is similar to Android in certain regards. Android is already addressing the issue with lower cost handsets with KitKat though.
I like having choices too but if Windows Phone is failing to catch on quick enough what makes Samsung think Tizen will do better. Let's not forget Blackberry is still out there too. Almost forgot about them myself. There are choices. Even cheap a$$ Windows Phones such as the Lumia 521 for measly $100 with no contract! But the masses have spoken and they want iOS or Android. IMO there is just no room for another OS right now especially if it's not offering something radically different than those currently available.
I like having choices too but if Windows Phone is failing to catch on quick enough what makes Samsung think Tizen will do better. Let's not forget Blackberry is still out there too. Almost forgot about them myself. There are choices. Even cheap a$$ Windows Phones such as the Lumia 521 for measly $100 with no contract! But the masses have spoken and they want iOS or Android. IMO there is just no room for another OS right now especially if it's not offering something radically different than those currently available.
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