Samsung Bada

Looks like Bada is nearing the end of its road as Samsung recently announced that they will be merging their home-grown platform with Tizen, an open source, Linux-based platform currently spearheaded by Intel and Samsung. Though Bada isn’t exactly a popular choice in the local scene, it once held 2% of the global market share during its prime, making it a viable investment for the South Korean company. However, as competition became fierce in the market where Bada phones are retailed, it only seems logical for Sammy to utilize some of their platform’s features, integrate it with Tizen, before abandoning it for good. Moreover, the use of the same software tools will allow Tizen to be backwards-compatible with apps that were written for Bada. Samsung didn’t mention when their target date of completion is. So aside from the LTE model of the Galaxy S2, Samsung also announced three new Bada OS smartphones -- the Samsung Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y with the Wave 3 definitely being the flagship Bada handset. Despite its success with Android and the Galaxy line, Samsung is not quitting its home-brewed Bada OS. These new line-up of Samsung Wave handsets certainly will attest to that. Read more in our articles including "Samsung to merge Bada and Tizen" and "Samsung Wave 3, M & Y Bada phones announced".