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Report: Samsung Replacing Its Apps With Microsoft's For Galaxy S6
An anonymous reader writes: SamMobile is reporting that the next major revision of Samsung's Galaxy S line of phones is going to have some major changes. According to insider sources, Samsung has gotten rid of many of their pre-loaded apps, making them optional downloads. What's interesting is that they're replacing these apps with software from Microsoft — apps like Skype, Office Mobile, and OneDrive. "With Windows Phone failing to make a dent on the smartphone market, Microsoft has recently shifted focus to its software services, and having them pre-installed on one of the bestselling Android smartphone lineups might just give the Redmond giant the exposure it needs to court consumers into switching from Google's massively more popular services that come preloaded on all Android devices."
Sigh. Bye Samsung!
People have been asking for Samsung to get rid of its proprietary apps and use stock Android and Google Apps for the longest of time and now that they finally removed their apps they put Microsoft's in. Jesus.
I guess it is time to buy a Chinese phone with stock Android.
Can't read past the headline?
The bigger message that Samsung is going to make most of the bloatware uninstallable and optionally downloadable has been completely ignored here.
- The details are still unknown as this is essentially still just a rumor.
- The article says it appears that the Samsung apps are going to be optionally downloadable.
But it is unclear whether the MS apps that replace them will be removable/downloadable, or whether those will work the same way as the current Samsung apps do. (i.e. not able to remove without rooting phone.)
I have a better idea: preload nothing but the OS and desktop environment (well and key utilities like voice memo/dictation software and an alarm clock) and leave the rest up to me.
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Samsung has become the next Nokia. Once dominant in the market, only to see their market share dwindle in a few quarters. They grew too quickly and spread too thin, releasing 3 smartphones a week and one tablet per week in 2014. No way to differentiate, even from their own products. Sounds just like Nokia around 2009-2010.
Samsung's financials last year and especially last quarter show that the company has made a downturn.
And now Microsoft is supposed to save them? How does that even work? Did you not study in business school?
NOrtel. NOvell. NOkia. Three companies who made patent deals with Microsoft. Three companies who are no longer relevant as a result. The only thing to learn from this is "NO, NO, NO..." to any deal with Microsoft.
Goodbye Samsung. Hope your executives set up nice golden parachutes for themselves.