If they allow .NET UI, then they will alleviate a major pain point of Tizen, being based on Enlightement/EFL. This also suggest a rift between Samsung and Google, probably Samsung trying to play both Google and MS against each other.

Looks like it uses Xamarin Forms for UI, which uses XAML and is WPF-like:

https://developer.tizen.org/development/preview/getting-star...

Seems like that might be the only option:

https://developer.tizen.org/development/preview/api-referenc...

Does this mean enlightenment desktop also supports .NET bindings ?

Why do I care. Tizen phones are only available in India and Samsung Galaxy Gear is not on my priority for platforms

They also use Tizen for their TV's and appliances.

That explains why my Samsung Tv crashes and freezes up all the time. What the reasoning for using Tizen over Android?

Tizen gives Samsung options and means that they are not beholden to Google.

Afaik due to licensing