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I wonder if that's why we're seeing stories like this? http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/01/03/samsung-confirms-plan-to-begin-inching-away-from-android

by yock 14y ago

I wonder if that's why we're seeing stories like this? http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/01/03/samsung-confirms-plan-to-begin-inching-away-from-android/ http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/01/03/samsung-con... Samsung has amassed quite a history, in a very short amount of time, of heavily customizing Android for their devices. That might at least partially explain why they seem willing to gamble on their own in-house OS rather than continue with Android.

spiralpolitik 14y ago
Could you blame them ? The writing started to appear on the wall when Google started selling the Nexus 7 and 10 at cost making 90% remaining Android tablets (including most of Samsung's tablet line) dead in the water with the Nexus 4 being another nail in that coffin.
- cma 14y ago
  Umm, the Nexus 10 is made by Samsung...
  - wmf 14y ago
    For now. What if Google chooses a different OEM for the Nexus 10 II? The Nexus business model basically means one winner (chosen by Google) and N losers.
    - gonzo 14y ago
      a different OEM like... Motorola?
    - DannyBee 14y ago
      N losers, like Samsung lost with the Galaxy S3? (Or the S2, or motorola lost with the droid, or ...)
      - wmf 14y ago
        The full Nexus business model (where the Nexus is sold at cost so regular Android phones look overpriced) just went into effect. If the Galaxy S4 is $500 and the Nexus 5 is $350 but they have similar specs, Samsung could be in serious trouble.