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There is one area in which Samsung is lacking: software. Unlike Apple or RIM, they are entirely dependent on Android. [...] That, however, could change completely if Samsung dominates the Android market like I think it will.

Want to be even more scared?

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I don't get it, I thought Samsung Bada was not a secret project anymore?

http://www.bada.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bada_%28operating_system%29

I don't think he's talking about Bada (certainly not current Bada... though what he's doing might relate to future-Bada).

So they will ship in 2025 with the hottest in 2010 design as their look then, if he's the lead?

Unlike Apple or RIM, they are entirely dependent on Android.

My Samsung Omnia 7 disagrees (WP7).

The majority installed base plus a strong developer following will make Samsung’s fork the de facto choice...I don’t know if Samsung is capable of such a coup (their software up ‘til now has been garbage)

This is precisely the reason no one should be scared. If Samsung attempts this, they would be going up against Google on the field of software.

In contrast, I like Apple's plan better -- win on UX, customer service, marketing, and design. Those are all areas where Google is weak.

If samsung is building out their own os using it for only mobile phones seems myopic... Think about all the markets they play in

Samsung already has a mobile OS, called Bada, that they have been shipping for a while now.

This cheered me up!

Meh, hard to get excited over vaporware.

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