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by odiroot 4838 days ago
I for one welcome this move. It seems Tizen somewhat follows Maemo's way. Let's hope Samsung is not going to stuff it with loads of bloatware. I wish as well the ecosystem is more like Firefox OS's than iOS's in terms of openness -- I don't know what to think about current Samsung moves regarding Android.
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Owning a Samsung 'Smart TV' that, as soon as it is connected to the internet, forcefully downloads the worst crapware I've seen in my life with no option to hide or remove that stuff (according to research online and customer service) I'm convinced that I do not want a Samsung controlled device again and don't share your high hopes, even if we're talking about totally disconnected branches of a huge company.

(Incidently I got a S3 before this weekend as a corporate phone. I didn't even once boot it before flashing ClockworkMod / CyanogenMod)

talking about bloatware, I can't understand the urge to put a bunch of apps like 'S Health' pre-installed on S4. Android OEM is stepping on the same path as Windows OEM did.