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Google isn’t their biggest competitor in the smartphone space, Samsung is.



It’s Google not because of Pixel but Android.


In what sense? For instance, if Google stopped developing Android, do you think Samsung would stop making phones? Or would they switch to pushing Tizen forward instead?


> if Google stopped developing Android

Maybe someone else will try to make something from it or not.

> Or would they switch to pushing Tizen forward instead?

And it would fail. As much as Windows phones etc. The ecosystem isn't big enough. Phones are only useful because of what runs on it. Samsung only doesn't have the push to make it happen and it'd increase their already low margins.

It's not like Samsung is making lots of $$$ at the moment. For context, the government had to give their leader a get out of jail card so Samsung can be fixed. In the past, they had to spy and steal from TSMC to make their fabs work. I doubt they have the ability to create a new ecosystem.

Android collectively is still less attractive to developers vs iOS. What makes Tizen better with a drastic cut in market share?




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