thanks for replying
yet it uses tizen on its latest gear devices, after using android on the first generation
ok, android uses dalvik vm, along with lawsuits from oracle. in which language programmers mostly code for android? close enough to me? but this isnt the point. the point is that android is just a continuation of symbian as a cost effective, communal software platform, but with noticeably lower market share and almost no profit to its manufacturers, except samsung. the author is just putting todays situation in a larger context. do you agree with that?
and android wasnt aimed at hobbyists even before it was bought by google? really? at what was it aimed then? they were purposely building it to be running on millions of low end mainstream devices?
well, that could explain why they chose java in the first place.
also, android looked and felt much different before the introduction of the iphone.
after
those documents leaked, i thought it was general consensus that samsung is obviously copying apple, down to the battery charger. i guess you missed that?
android achieved dominance, but not absolute. unlike symbian, it looses in high end segment, the one earning money. nobody except samsung is making money in android world, as opposed to symbian world.
i fixed that for you
Sundar Pichai: We cannot guarantee that Android is designed to be safe, the format was designed to give more freedom.
you can say this is out of context, but this is a basic principle of android. i cant respect that. also, look at the malware etc. stats.
and if you consider android openness and the amount of malware with the slow pace of updates, you get potentially most insecure platform. they cannot get the latest updates to more than a few percent of installed user base. do you view this as a problem?
so 4.3 to 4.4 was pretty much the same or similar to ios 6- 7?
android development is pretty slow-paced lately dont you think? someone, also at the apple insider, claims thats because google is replacing android with chromeos, more in line with everything else the company does. also a good article. what do you think?
no? so android is not java-like vm? its not running apps in virtual machine? dont grasp at straws over technicalities please
you could be right. or you could be biased also.
but biased or not, hes the only one giving us somewhat logical conclusions to facts, along with historical context. if you can link to another article speaking of the same or similar subject, i would be grateful.
its backed up pretty good and is in major points based on facts. of course, much of it is based on reasoning, but i dont see anyone painting a different picture while making sense at the same time. again, if you have some sources, id be interested in reading, please post them. or write something yourself
does having tizen exclude google services?
does having tizen gives samsung more control over os and updates?
transfering to tizen (sooner or later) would be a given for me a few months ago.
but they signed some kind of licensing agreement so they obviously have some kind of deal going on. so basically every reason that could steer samsung to tizen could be covered in that agreement.
but what im saying is,
in theory, samsung could transfer every handset to tizen with similar skin in one night and 90% people wouldnt even notice. just like they did with android, right?
the benefits of in-house software are obvious - vertical integration, further hardware & software marriage. some could even say it would enable them to more effectively copy apple - look at the latest samsung app updates.
possibly faster and longer updates to its os, enhancing security which is a big problem for android due to the insultingly slow updates.
maybe most important of all is that samsung obviously thinks tizen is better in some regards than android considering they are using it in gear devices. maybe power consumption?
i think tizen remains a viable option for samsung amid increasingly apparent need for vertical integration. but remember, just my 2 cents
