Tizen to replace MeeGo? New Linux platform embraces html5

According to the two Linux groups, it is based on html5 and is an open source, standards based platform that supports smartphones, tablets, smart tvs and automotive infotainment systems. The platform's technical steering committee will be headed by Intel, Samsung Electronics and LiMo, and is planned for release in Q1 2012. Intel's involvement is seen by many as a sign that it could be dropping its Linux based MeeGo platform, first announced in February 2010. The move to back html5 will enable Apple based devices, such as the iPhone and iPad to play animations and videos previously unplayable in Flash format. In a blog to MeeGo members, the Linux Foundation said it was 'firmly convinced' that its investment needs to shift toward html5. "Shifting to html5 doesn't just mean slapping a web runtime on an existing Linux, even on aimed at mobile, as MeeGo has been. Emphasising html5 means that APIs not visible to html5 programmers need not be as rigid and can evolve with the platform technology and can vary by market segment." The first devices to use the new platform are expected to come to market by mid 2012.