South Korea plans to develop mobile operating system has invited Samsung and LG

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time, August 25 afternoon, the South Korean government worried about Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobile, may be the country's Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, the two large enterprises constitute a long-term threat, called on two enterprises and the Government to form a consortium jointly develop an autonomous mobile operating system.　　South Korea acknowledges that continued reliance on Google for software could be a strategic risk because the US company is strengthening its hardware capacity, which is South Korea's strength. Samsung and LG are the world's second-largest and third-largest handset makers, but they are far less capable of software than hardware.　　Their most successful smartphones are based on Google's Android operating system. South Korea's knowledge economy Ministry said in Wednesday that details of the plan would be announced in October. The department says it has invited Samsung and LG to participate. "In the long run, we can't continue to rely entirely on Google like this.　　"Kim Jae-hong, Vice minister of knowledge economy, said.　　The department has yet to decide what kind of operating system to develop, but hopes to eventually contend with Google Chrome, which is now considering a cloud system with data-sharing capabilities for smartphones, PCs and laptops. Samsung declined to comment on the government's plan, saying it was "at an early stage".　　LG said it was "willing to listen" to the government's ideas. Some industry analysts said the South Korean government's plan is unrealistic and unlikely to succeed because there are too many software deficiencies in South Korea.　　They believe South Korean handset makers should consider acquiring a foreign operating system or working with more operating system providers. Chang Sea-jin, a professor at the National University of Singapore, said the move was "hopeless" and looked more like a plan to help small and medium-sized enterprises in difficult circumstances, rather than helping Samsung and LG. Samsung, he believes, should buy a foreign operating system manufacturer. (Wood)