Willingness and ability are different things. Samsung never tried to push Tizen on mobile phones. Samsung put itself in a position where the company simply can

Willingness and ability are different things. Samsung never tried to push Tizen on mobile phones. Samsung put itself in a position where the company simply cannot walk away from Google, at least in the mobile space (Tizen is actually pretty "mainstream" in smart TVs and wearables). Market shares are pretty much set at this point, and no alternative mobile OS based on linux has a chance to become mainstream, no matter the size of the company backing it. That doesn't stop a small company like Jolla from delivering viable products though, since they don't need to keep Google happy.