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Could be a coincidence, but they got serious about Tizen a few weeks afterward.

Right, but did it lead to taking Tizen to the level it could replace Android? What I like about Samsung is that they do realize and accept that the software is not their forte. Hence Android.

> What I like about Samsung is that they do realize and accept that the software is not their forte.

I may be out of date, but I hated the last samsung phone I had because they did not realize this and subjected their users to touchwhizz.

The also need to improve at supporting their software and keeping android up to date.

Samsung is keeping Tizen about where Microsoft seems keeps Windows Mobile right now: Keeping it more or less up to date in case the landscape changes and they have an opportunity again.

Google deciding to change something is one of Samsung's biggest corporate risks since they're so dependent on them with the phone business.

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