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Why do I care. Tizen phones are only available in India and Samsung Galaxy Gear is not on my priority for platforms

They also use Tizen for their TV's and appliances.

That explains why my Samsung Tv crashes and freezes up all the time. What the reasoning for using Tizen over Android?

Afaik due to licensing

Tizen gives Samsung options and means that they are not beholden to Google.