Here Is A List Of Things Samsung Is Not Buying

1. MeeGo, the mobile platform Intel was developing jointly with Nokia until Nokia signed its deal with Microsoft and kicked MeeGo to the curb . (So they told CNET this morning.)

2. WebOS, the former Palm operating system that HP is shopping around.

3. HP's personal computer business.

In case you didn't know, Samsung already has its own mobile platform, Bada. It's selling better than Windows Phone right now.

 

 

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Here's The Real Reason Apple Is Suing Samsung (AAPL, GOOG)

Apple is suing Samsung for allegedly ripping off the look and feel of its iPhone and iPad.

Here's the problem: it's not clear that anyone has ever won a "look and feel" lawsuit. (The legal term is "trade dress.")

Nor should they. Fast-following and imitating is a big part of what makes free markets work. It helps competition and helps bring innovations to consumers faster.

What's more, Samsung, a huge conglomerate that makes all sorts of electronics products, is an important supplier to Apple.

So what's the deal?

It's the same reason why Microsoft is suing makers of Android phones: to give Android a price.

Android is free. In some cases, it's even cheaper than free, with Google sharing some revenue from Google searches on Android phones with partners. This is hugely disruptive to both Microsoft and Apple's business models; Microsoft because they make money on software licenses, and Apple on hardware. And this disruptive approach is winning: Android is surging past iOS in marketshare.

A lawsuit from a big company, even if doomed, still takes a lot of time, energy and money to fight off. So a Samsung or someone else might settle, accepting to pay some form of license. If that happens, Apple can go around the other manufacturers asking for the same license and have a much stronger claim. And now OEMs have to factor that cost into the decision to choose Android. And all of a sudden, Android has a price.

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LEAKED: Samsung Is Working On A Secret Eco-Friendly Android Phone For Sprint (S)

Sprint is going to announce a secret eco-friendly Android phone from Samsung next week.

It's called the Samsung Replenish, but other than the announcement coming April 15 and a May 5 release date, there aren't many more details.

Android Central uncovered a few internal memos from Sprint that say the device will be announced on sprint.com/green.

Here are the memos:

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T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G Smartphone Announced

T-Mobile currently only has two phones capable of taking advantage of its HSPA+ "4G" network, the myTouch 4G and the G2, but on Jan 20, T-Mobile and Samsung announced "Galaxy S 4G," which could be the next 4G smartphone T-Mobile will offer.

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Samsung Is The King Of The Holidays (GOOG)

Samsung is having huge success with its Android devices, particularly over the holidays, to the point where we should talk of "Samdroid" like we do "Wintel," says mobile analytics company Flurry in a very interesting blog post. 

In 2009, the biggest Android OEMs were HTC and Motorola, and Samsung had only 4% marketshare. In 2010, Samsung became number 2 with 27%, and number one HTC went down from 67% to 32%. That's pretty impressive, and a hell of a growth rate.

What's more, during the last holiday period, not only did Samsung's Galaxy S dominate new activations, but it also had the number three spot with its Galaxy Tab, its Android tablet which is the best-selling Android tablet and the only tablet in the top 10.

That's certainly a huge success, but should we start taking about "Samdroid"?

Our take: no, or at least not yet.

The big difference is that "Wintel" wasn't an alliance between an OS and an OEM, but between an OS and a microprocessor maker. Microprocessors are extremely hard technology, and Intel built its dominance through incredible technology (and more than a touch of marketing savvy, for sure). And there were technological reasons for Microsoft to favor the x86 format that Intel pioneered that aren't there for Android OEMs.

The OEM market is different. It's much more competitive and margins are much thinner. A "Samdroid" alliance might happen in theory if Google decides to solve its Android fragmentation problem by favoring devices of a certain form factor, presumably Samsung's. But it's much better for Google to keep OEMs divided, roughly where we are, i.e. with a handful of big players with similar marketshare, rather than favor one over the others, where that big player could then make demands. What's more, Android's edge against its competitors is how many partners embrace it. If Google starts playing favorites, other device makers will abandon ship.

But in any case, Samsung certainly had a hell of a 2010. Congratulations.

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