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They have rebooted the complete platform already a few times, why should any developer waste time on Tizen?

I wonder if Samsung is holding that one close just in case Google irks them with Android. Right now, it probably makes more sense monetarily for Samsung to stay with Android.

<begin north american centric summary of problem> Tizen has one of the same problems that Firefox OS had - no real foothold with users. I have a Samsung Gear, Samsung TV, Samsung phone, and 0 Samsung apps, other than what ships with the devices. My apps are all Google based, and the only two apps on my TV that get used are Netflix and Youtube, everything else gets served by the computer connected (and Netflix and Youtube get used there more frequently since I have a full keyboard there).

Google and Apple both rely on ecosystems to attract and retain users, and Samsung doesn't have a competitive (or compelling) ecosystem. <end north american centric summary of problem>

I don't know if Samsung has the same problem in other markets, but I know that Firefox Marketplace does/did.

Samsung consistently fails at software. I honestly wish they would just quit and make their hardware use something more standard.