Smartwatches are Samsung’s secret weapon for escaping Android

[Wireless News]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.hzD9dmcHYqaxN64IZadgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/galaxy-gear-scumbag.png (http://news.yahoo.com/smartwatches-samsung-secret-weapon-escaping-android-190955994.html)Samsung seems to know that it’s stuck using another company’s platform for its smartphones and tablets for the time being since its user base has come to expect Samsung devices to have tight integration with Google apps and services. However, that doesn’t mean Samsung is giving up on its long-term goal of breaking free from Google’s influence. The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung sees the burgeoning smartwatch market as the best way to drum up enthusiasm for its Tizen mobile platform and that it’s been courting manufacturers to make Tizen-based smartwatches just as Google has been courting OEMs to make devices based on Android Wear. To this end, Samsung has also beat Google to the punch by being the



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