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Google: Aliyun Android OS violated compatibility
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For some time in China is another Linux-based mobile operating system OS Aliyun the e-commerce group Alibaba as Android challenger headlines. Now throws Android chief Andy Rubin from the Chinese, Aliyun OS used without permission the Android runtime.
Aliyun OS is a smartphone operating system of the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba , which is estimated by the Chinese firm strategists Zeng Ming be in the near future “in China as strong as Android in the U.S. and Europe.”
Now Google has taken some time to Alibaba Aliyun OS in the room standing allegations in words. Said Andy Rubin wrote on Google+ , Aliyun OS used without permission from parts of Google Android, such as the Android runtime, the Android framework and a number of other Android tools. Furthermore, the App Store for OS Aliyun contain many Google apps for Android without permission from Google and many other Android apps without the knowledge or permission of their respective owners.
As evidence of extensive searches, Google Android Police to. According to Alibaba’s App Store to include the applications from Google Translate, Sky Map, Earth, Maps, Drive and playbooks to be found, without Google is known as a manufacturer or sender of the respective apps. In addition, the software contains many well-known store Android applications that were not apparently added by the respective manufacturers.
Out that these are indeed some of obsolete versions of those Android applications, such as games Temple Run and Granny Smith or the application system ROM Toolbox Pro, the manufacturer of Granny Smith but assured to never even heard of Aliyun OS have. In addition, there appears in the tools mentioned size variations to their counterparts in Google Play Store.
Assumptions are appropriate for some time in the room, but apparently Google has been active, as was foreseeable that Acer wants to bring a smartphone with Aliyun OS on the market, as Acer member of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which is, inter alia, respect for Compatibility is committed to Android. With the marketing of a Aliyun OS smartphones Acer would promote an incompatible with Android platform and thus, according to Andy Rubin violated OHA guidelines. Therefore already caused last week’s threat by Google to Acer, the violation of the OHA guidelines with a withdrawal of the Android License punished, attention, which resulted in Acer against the Walltreet Journal however stated that they wanted to stick to the plan, a Aliyun- OS smartphone to bring to market.
Andy Rubin called Alibaba on his blog immediately to be a member of the Open Handset Alliance, it will be compatible with Android OS Aliyun and Alibaba way can benefit from the Android ecosystem. Alibaba should refrain, however, the company could expect no help from OHA members, bringing Rubin obviously relates to the announcement of Acer its wish Aliyun OS smartphones. Meanwhile, in an interview on Alibaba Cnet.com rejected all allegations by Google and explains Aliyun Android OS is definitely not a derivative, but is based on Linux. Alibaba confirmed, however, that under Aliyun OS run a series of Android applications.