Breaking into the mobile platform business with a brand-new platform is tough these days — just as Microsoft and BlackBerry, both of which have seen their most recent mobile platforms hurt by a lack of applications. BlackBerry recently caved and issued an update to BlackBerry 10 that made it much easier to install Android apps to BlackBerry 10 phones while Microsoft is reportedly considering doing the same thing with Windows Phone. Technology Review reports that Samsung has already succumbed to the reality that it won’t ever be able to build a comparable app catalog for its upcoming Tizen mobile platform, which is why it’s planning to use technology that will make thousands of Android apps available right from the start.
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