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Motorola and Samsung Android devices have been delayed in China due to ongoing friction between Google and the government there, but Sony Ericsson said confidently at the Japan X10 launch that their own Android device will be landing in China in the Spring without delay. It’s easy to imagine the politics of a move like this: Google leads the charge in pushing the Chinese government back in the light of cyberattacks and human rights violations, Samsung and Motorola follow their lead, but SE thinks with their wallet instead and goes ahead with a launch. Sure, that’s all inferred, but one must still wonder at the reason for such a discrepancy between handset manufacturers. On top of that, will the X10 be able to make it in China with (presumably) no support from Google? Will the move sour relations between Sony Ericsson and Google just when they’re getting started with Android, or will this whole China thing blow over by the time Spring rolls around?
[via Reuters]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
