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I can't see any Chinese phone company feeling comfortable with this move. If someone sets up a viable non-US alternative to Android and the Play Store, they could jump ship en masse.
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> has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware and software products except those covered by open source licenses, Could this nudge an interesting (good/bad) development in open source?
Huawei already saw this coming; at least that's what the company signaled last march when they announced they have a 'backup OS': https://www.engadget.com/amp/2019/03/14/huawei-confirms-os/
Alternative headline: “Google complies with law”. They didn’t have much choice here.
Otherwise, the article is good for showing the extent of the political situation. One might be able to stretch this to 'US aids potential cyber attacks in China' since phones in China might no longer receive security updates in Android.
At what point does China just develop its own mobile OS? There seems value in just taking the reigns, and making whatever you create open-source, so that ZTE and all the other Chinese manufacturers can use it as well. Its certainly a major blow to the value of Huawei phones.
There should be a wide list of companies to whom this applies now. Is there a more comprehensive enumeration besides just listing Google?
It's every company in USA, isn't it?
Quick question - if someone buys a Huawei phone without Play Store and Gmail, could they just download those things later? E.g. could it be done aftermarket?
No more updates for my Huawei phone then presumably. Really feeling more secure now!