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Would the other smartphone makers be happy that their OS be in control of a direct competitor? I would assume the first thing Samsung would do is to branch Android.
Would the other smartphone makers be happy that their OS be in control of a direct competitor? I would assume the first thing Samsung would do is to branch Android.
Samsung didn't do anything about Google buying Motorola. And that was at a time I'd argue Samsung was much less dominant in the market than it is now. They don't have a whole lot to worry about.
Let's be honest - the phone business of HTC is dead.
Would the other smartphone makers be happy that their OS be in control of a direct competitor? I would assume the first thing Samsung would do is to branch Android.
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Samsung didn't do anything about Google buying Motorola. And that was at a time I'd argue Samsung was much less dominant in the market than it is now. They don't have a whole lot to worry about.
Could be a coincidence, but they got serious about Tizen a few weeks afterward.
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Not 100% sure but maybe the Vive/VR tech?
If this purchase happens, it will almost certainly not include Vive, from my understanding. Reports today said mobile phone business only. And Vive is being considered for selloff as a separate company.
As other said, they are after the VR stuff, and any sale will contain that bit. They will let phones run a bit, then either sell it at a bargain to other manufacturer ( Lenovo? ) or let it slowly ( or abruptly) die.
[1] the other Motorola is doing just fine. https://www.motorolasolutions.com/
Would the other smartphone makers be happy that their OS be in control of a direct competitor? I would assume the first thing Samsung would do is to branch Android.
I doubt they are in it for the phone bits of the company. They want the VR tech, I suspect. They will probably spin off the phone bit pretty quickly.
There's talk of spinning off the Vive portion of HTC.
Besides, the Vive is based on Valve's tech, HTC is mainly handling manufacturing only.
The only reasonable motivation would be the VR stuff, not really the smartphone bits from HTC. I mean in 2017 who still buy/use HTC phones? Let's be honest - the phone business of HTC is dead.