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Samsung not keen on Firefox OS for now


Korean electronics giant Samsung is not interested in producing a smartphone running Mozilla's Firefox OS —at least for now.
 
Samsung, a dominant player in the smartphone industry, has other operating system priorities such as Android and Tizen, tech site CNET reported.
 
"Samsung is the top dog in the Android market - its new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone will debut March 14 - and the most obvious OS alternative is Tizen," CNET said.
 
Korea-based Samsung is one of the partners of Tizen, one of the Linux-based smartphone platforms expected to launch this year.
 
CNET noted Samsung plans to launch its first Tizen smartphone in July or August.
 
Despite Samsung's lack of interest at this time, Firefox OS already has the support of major manufacturers such as Huawei, LG Electronics, ZTE, and Alcatel, it added.
 
"In addition, a Spanish startup called Geeksphone is building two models for Firefox OS developers. Those phones, the Geeksphone Peak and Keon, should go on sale through the company's Web site 'in coming weeks,' the company said today," it added. — TJD, GMA News
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