The Samsung Z finally got unveiled as the first ever Tizen-running
smartphone at the beginning of June, after many months of rumors and
speculation. The new phone was supposed to make its debut in Russia earlier
this month, at a developer event, but it actually went missing in action on that occasion.
Samsung hasn't officially commented on
the situation until today, believe it or not. The company abruptly canceled the
aforementioned developer event in Moscow, so we all assumed the Z was delayed.
And now that's been confirmed by Samsung itself.
The Korean behemoth says it's
postponing the launch of its first Tizen handset in order to "further enhance
the Tizen ecosystem". This may be referring to a shortage of apps for the
new platform.
Unfortunately, the company decided not
to be any more specific than that. It has, however, said countless times that
it doesn't plan on abandoning Tizen, and that it shall continue to work on
smartphones running its home-grown operating system. Though with delay after
delay, one wonders if there will ever be a commercially available Tizen phone.
On the other hand, given past events
Samsung does seem to think that Tizen is a good fit for a smartwatch or two,
so maybe the OS will remain constrained to wearables or other niche devices.
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