Samsung i800 take Linux-based OS to the grave
By Will Park on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at 6:09 PM PST In Announcements, Devices, Linux, Samsung
And another one bites the dust.
Following on ASUS’s confirmation that they’ve scrapped (or at least put on the back-burner) their plans to release the ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini, ASUS P560, and ASUS M536 smartphones, we’re hearing that Samsung has also put the kibosh on their upcoming, Linux-based Samsung i800.
The Samsung i800 was touted as Sammy’s first foray in to Linux-based mobile platformas – “The World’s first smartphone based on Access Linux Platform (ALP).” Samsung had planned to release the Samsung i800 on Orange’s network in the UK, but it seems that the handset was “withdrawn in order to… prepare a more competitive Linux mobile.”
Apparently, since Samsung announced their Samsung i800, advancements have essentially made the handset obsolete. That’s how it goes in the gadget world…
[Via: EngadgetMobile]
