Andre Yoskowitz
7 Aug 2013 20:21
Samsung appears to have high hopes for its Tizen operating system, even though the OS has been delayed a number of times and is still not available on a commercial device.
Co-CEO J.K. Shin says Tizen is much more than just a pet project, and that the company envisions it on Android, vehicles, tablets and other industries.
"There are many convergences not only among IT gadgets, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and cameras, but also among different industries like cars, bio, or banks," Shin added. "Cross-convergence is the one [area] Samsung can do best since we do have various parts and finished products."
Intel and Samsung have jointly developed the Tizen standard, and developer support has been growing since launch at the MWC event in February.
Tizen is important to Samsung as it represents an alternative to Android and a system that Samsung can control.