Tizen Mobile Operating System: Should Apple and Google Worry About Tizen?

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“Tizen is an open-source operating system offering a uniform user experience across a variety of devices, including tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, and in-vehicle entertainment. The company itself has a long history behind it. Samsung’s collaboration with the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) for years was known as LiMo, or the Linux platform for mobile. LiMo’s name was then changed to Tizen in 2011 when Intel joined the project, with Sprint also agreeing to become part of the association. Shortly thereafter, an alpha code called Magnolia was released, with Tizen 2.0 expected to be released this month.”

“One of the chief advantages of the operating system is that it gives phone carriers the ability to offer their own services in a manner that is far easier and, ultimately, more lucrative than Android, which currently makes it difficult for carriers such as AT&T to do the same. As a result, it is no wonder that major carriers across the world are jumping on board. NTT Docomo, the biggest wireless carrier in Japan, Vodafone in the UK and France Telecom will all apparently support Tizen.”

Do you agree or disagree with this information? Do you feel that Tizen will have a negative impact on smartphones from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (GOOG)?

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