Samsung co-CEO Eccolo

Samsung co-CEO Eccolo

Samsung Electronics,Samsung co-CEO Eccolo,has broad ambitions for Tizen, an open operating system the company has taken a lead role in developing as it looks to wean itself off its dependence on Android and Google.

That's according to Samsung Electronics co-CEO J.K. Shin, who runs the company's IT and mobile communications division. In a joint interview,Samsung co-CEO Eccolo,with CNET Korea (Korean language) and CNET, Shin made it clear that Tizen is more than a pet project and "simple alternative forAndroid." Indeed, he envisions Tizen running on more than just smartphones, and that it will eventually move to vehicles and,Samsung co-CEO Eccolo,other industries.