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I have not touched one of these myself but friends who did had many positive things to say about it. Nevertheless, if Samsung can't push their Tizen into mains

by pawadu 10y ago

I have not touched one of these myself but friends who did had many positive things to say about it. Nevertheless, if Samsung can't push their Tizen into mainstream I doubt a tiny company from Finland can.

jumasheff 10y ago
IMHO, with Russians being paranoic about western "spying" and Russians committing their code to upstream, it's likely that there will be something to see in a couple of years.
- cornedor 10y ago
  I'm not really sure what this agreement really means, but it seems like they already have made some big steps: https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/29/jollas-sailfish-os-now-certified-as-russias-first-android-alternative/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/29/jollas-sailfish-os-now-cer...
  - stOneskull 10y ago
    ooh, that is pretty big. cool.
hocuspocus 10y ago
Willingness and ability are different things. Samsung never tried to push Tizen on mobile phones. Samsung put itself in a position where the company simply cannot walk away from Google, at least in the mobile space (Tizen is actually pretty "mainstream" in smart TVs and wearables). Market shares are pretty much set at this point, and no alternative mobile OS based on linux has a chance to become mainstream, no matter the size of the company backing it. That doesn't stop a small company like Jolla from delivering viable products though, since they don't need to keep Google happy.
ethagnawl 10y ago
> a tiny company from Finland can Based on what a _single person_ from Finland has achieved, I wouldn't be so sure. ;) Seriously, though, why even mention the country of origin?
- tomcam 10y ago
  > Seriously, though, why even mention the country of origin? Here's a zany answer: maybe they're proud of their country of origin. Hi-larious, I know, right?