Samsung puts Tizen OS smartphone on hold

Still committed to the platform which could be a rival to Android.
Launch of the first Tizen based smartphone was expected to be this month, with sales starting in Japan with NTT DoCoMo, however Samsung has delayed it's roll out, apparently due to issues with the OS's app store.
JK Shin, Co-CEO at Samsung, has denied that it is considering dropping Tizen, which is a Linux based OS, described by Linux Foundation as an alternative to the Android OS platform.
Samsung should possibly take note from the struggle of new operating systems WebOS and BlackBerry 10, before taking the leap into stopping away from the hugely successful Android and introducing it's own OS.
Even though it says that it is still dedicated to the project, it could be sticking with Android for now as a safe option. However Shin also commented that it has plans to introduce the Tizen platform into cars, bank machines, and point-of-sale devices.

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