Android Delayed in China
Who’s to blame in this mess? China says it’s Google who’s pulling the plug on authorization while Google had no comment on the postponement. Expect to see more news on this as it unfolds into other business units within Google.
BEIJING — Google on Tuesday postponed the launch of two mobile handsets in China, one week after threatening to leave the Asian giant over cyberattacks and censorship, Dow Jones Newswires reported.
The US company said in a statement to Dow Jones that the phones featuring Google’s Android operating system and developed in cooperation with Motorola and Samsung had been scheduled to be unveiled Wednesday with China Unicom.
The California-based Internet firm did not specify when or if the launch would take place.
A person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones the company felt it would be “irresponsible” to release the phones at the current time given the current uncertainty.
Representatives of Google were not immediately available to comment when contacted by AFP.
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