Samsung will open source Bada system next year to reduce dependence on Android

According to foreign media reports, Google’s chain reaction to acquire Motorola is still continuing. "Wall Street Journal" quoted people familiar with the matter on September 20, Samsung Electronics will open its mobile operating system Bada next year, in order to win more support from manufacturers and developers, Samsung will also reduce its dependence on Google's Android system. The person familiar with the matter did not provide details of the Bada open source code. He said that Samsung has not yet planned to acquire a software company. After the open source, global mobile phone manufacturers and set-top box manufacturers will be able to use and modify the Bada system for free, which will attract external developers to develop applications that support Bada and develop into an ecosystem.

In August, Google announced that it will spend $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola. There is widespread concern that Motorola, as Google's "system", will be able to give priority to the latest version of Android, which is also confirmed by future documents. If Samsung continues to rely on the Android system, it will be at a disadvantage in the Android mobile phone market competition.

The Wall Street Journal pointed out that in addition to smartphones, if Bada is open sourced, it will promote its promotion in the field of smart TVs.

According to Strategy Analytics' market statistics, in the second quarter of this year, Samsung Electronics has become the world's second-largest smartphone maker after Apple, which has surpassed Nokia. Among them, in June 2010, Samsung's Galaxy listing was sought after, driving the growth of its mobile phone business.

After Google announced its acquisition plan, Samsung has increased its support for other operating systems. In October, Samsung will launch three smart phones using the Bada system. In addition, Samsung also released Microsoft Windows based last week. 8 system 11.6-inch tablet.

Strategy Analytics analyst Neil · Neil Mawston said: "The platform controlled by mobile phone manufacturers has changed from proprietary to open source. There are not many successful cases in history, such as Nokia. Failed in the open source of Symbian. & rdquo;

Moss said that if Samsung's Bada system is to succeed, it must be recognized in the US market, because the United States has concentrated the largest market and the strongest development team. If Bada has a hard time gaining a place in the US market, its prospects will not be optimistic.