Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
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Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
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Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#2Samsung emerged as one the top vendors and gets revenue in order of billions due to Android. Hence it would be surprising if they don't invest in Linux.
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#3$500k? When are they going to get serious?
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#4$500k? When are they going to get serious?
LOL
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#5Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#6$500k? When are they going to get serious?
Where I work, that's almost enough to pay for two person years of work (inclusive of all overheads). In other words, it's pocket lint.
Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#7Isn't this more like a donation?
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Re: Samsung invests $500K in Linux Foundation to battle iOS
#9$500k? When are they going to get serious?
Yeah, it doesn't sound like a lot, but in terms of what the Linux Foundation actually does I think it's fairly significant. It is the price that the Linux Foundation has set for a platinum membership. If they needed more money, they could have priced it higher.
Other than Linus, the linux foundation doesn't really pay developers. They are just an advisory and steering board, doing a bit of marketing. Samsung contributes much more directly by actually paying for Tizen OS development.