Samsung to Launch Bada OS: And then there was seven
Samsung announced that they will be dropping Symbian from the OS lineup and launching their own OS efforts next year under the label Bada. Along with the OS Samsung will also be launching an application store that is targeted to span 30 countries by the end of next year.
In a time where competition for developer attention is fierce between the web, cloud computing and mobile movements, Samsung has the power to add yet another decision for developers looking to target mobile users. Having shipped an estimated 200 million handsets in 2008 Samsung was second only to Nokia. Even if they only to choose to drop Bada onto 20% of their handsets over time that will be 40 million+ handsets a year.
There are no details at the moment, just a press release to accompany the bada website. Hopefully they will have some unique up their sleeve along the lines of what Palm is doing with webOS, but we will have to wait and see, stay tuned.
A message from John Furrier, co-founder of SiliconANGLE:
Support our mission to keep content open and free by engaging with theCUBE community. Join theCUBE’s Alumni Trust Network, where technology leaders connect, share intelligence and create opportunities.
- 15M+ viewers of theCUBE videos, powering conversations across AI, cloud, cybersecurity and more
- 11.4k+ theCUBE alumni — Connect with more than 11,400 tech and business leaders shaping the future through a unique trusted-based network.
About SiliconANGLE Media
SiliconANGLE Media is a recognized leader in digital media innovation, uniting breakthrough technology, strategic insights and real-time audience engagement. As the parent company of SiliconANGLE, theCUBE Network, theCUBE Research, CUBE365, theCUBE AI and theCUBE SuperStudios — with flagship locations in Silicon Valley and the New York Stock Exchange — SiliconANGLE Media operates at the intersection of media, technology and AI.
Founded by tech visionaries John Furrier and Dave Vellante, SiliconANGLE Media has built a dynamic ecosystem of industry-leading digital media brands that reach 15+ million elite tech professionals. Our new proprietary theCUBE AI Video Cloud is breaking ground in audience interaction, leveraging theCUBEai.com neural network to help technology companies make data-driven decisions and stay at the forefront of industry conversations.
