Google forces Huawei to use open-source version of Android after Trump blacklist https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/19/google-suspends-some-business-with-huawei-after-trump-blacklist.html
I guess it won't be long until Apple goes under scrutiny in China. May be a good time to short Apple if you think the war is gonna last.
China doesn’t give a fuck. They know most companies will just pass costs on to the consumer, which puts pressure on citizens and makes trump look bad. Even though his followers don’t care. Nothing he does is bad even though this trade war and tariff war is pants on head
I mean, China absolutely gives a fuck. 25% tax is enough to push companies to move to vietnam, India, Brazil, or wherever they can manufacture cheaper. Meanwhile, China is drowning in corporate and consumer debt. When the carpet is yanked our under them, there can be a lot of pain. And China under Xi wants to appear strong, to stand up to trump. They will take this to the next level, spurting nationalist sentiment and making life hard for Apple (China is the biggest iPhone market in the world).
DON’T BE EVIL??? That’s a joke
Huawei phones cannot access Android store. That hurts.
It hurts in the US market, where Huawei has 1% market share. It doesn't hurt in china, where no one uses the play store.
Also EU and much of rest of world too. Huawei needs and wants access to rest of markets too.
First, shame on google, just like shame on last season of GOT. Don't be evil is a joke. Second, in my opinion, google’s action shows no customer obsession. Many people in European had huawei phone. They might be not able to use GMS. Google treats these group of user as shit. Shame on Google.
China was doing fine without Google search for last ten years. China will be doing fine without the Google Play Store. Trump could ban every trade with China, it will just make China become more independent and long term stronger.
They already have a heavily modified Android. This only matters for countries where GMS apps are expected on Android (not China).