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Samsung to Put $500,000 into Linux Foundation ? | 43 comments | Create New Account
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Samsung to Put $500,000 into Linux Foundation ?
Authored by: al_dunsmuir on Wednesday, June 06 2012 @ 10:54 AM EDT
I'm guessing that the anonymous poster meant ASUS.

That would be a reference to alleged payments made or pressure applied to ASUS by Microsoft to stop producing Linux-based netbooks.

See Linux on Netbooks: The Smoking Gun - Updated 2Xs.

The original comment seems backwards. As noted, Samsung is a strong Linux supporter.

  • From my personal experience, my Samsung Blue-Ray player is Linux based, and does firmware updates quite nicely over my internet via a RG-45 LAN connection! This unit has nice built-in You-Tube and NetFlix access.
  • This replaced a "high end" Sony DVD player that grew increasingly unable to handle new DVDs (would simply hang and never reach the DVD menu). The firmware apparently had a number of serious bugs related to handling copy protection, and the ROM was only replaceable through a Sony service centre for $100. Subject to class action lawsuit in USA, but no relief in Canada. No thank you!

    A second Sony DVD player purchased later simply refused to function one day... shortly after the warranty expired. Fool me once, Sony, shame on you... fool me twice, shame on me

  • [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Samsung to have its cake and eat it too?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, June 06 2012 @ 11:35 AM EDT
Excuse me but didn't Samsung bow to pressure from Microsoft and their
IP-liability spiel and aren't they consequently paying a fee per Android device
to Microsoft - which is elegantly passed on to the customer as a de facto
penalty for not choosing Microsoft?

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