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The breakdown of Google-China relations won’t affect China Unicom, which is the world’s second-largest mobile operator by subscribers. The carrier plans to offer Android smartphones and I doubt Google has anything against that, considering the potential reach.
On the sidelines of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing said: “We are open to mobile phone operating systems, and we recognise that Android is a mainstream system… We will definitely use Google’s Android in our mobile handsets.”
Meanwhile, Unicom’s arch-rival, China Mobile, is pushing forward its flavor of Android – OPhone, with plans to launch many handsets this year.
Even if Google pulls out from China, I doubt that will affect Android in a big way. After all, that’s another company (Open Handset Alliance) which members wants a piece of the ever-growing Chinese mobile market and I’m not what Google can do to entice other member companies not to “go China.” It’s such an an opportunity, which if they don’t take, someone else will…
[Via: MobileBusinessBriefing]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
