“American technology is winning the smartphone wars. Apple’s iPhone captures the lion’s share of the industry’s profits and Google’s Android operating system easily dominates smartphone market share,” Brian S. Hall writes for ReadWrite. “Is this a cause for concern in China – which has grown accustomed to dominating tech manufacturing?”
“Clearly, something is bothering the Chinese establishment,” Hall writes. “Two weeks ago, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) sounded an alarm about Android’s dominance: ‘While the Android system is open source, the core technology and technology roadmap is strictly controlled by Google.'”
Hall writes, “Late last week, China’s official media, China Central Television (CCTV), went after Apple.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
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