(GSM Insider) - Acer set to unveil the Acer CloudMobile A800 in China, but the handset was cancelled in last minutes due to the pressure from Google. Acer CloudMobile A800 runs on Aliyun OS which is a Linux-based operating system.
Google said use of an incompatible version of Android contravened Acer's membership of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), established in 2007 to promote open source Android against other platforms from Nokia, Samsung, Apple, Microsoft and RIM.
The alliance currently counts 85 different companies among its ranks and includes an agreement not to make phones that run incompatible versions of Android.
“Compatibility is at the heart of the Android ecosystem and ensures a consistent experience for developers, manufacturers and consumers," Google said in a statement.
“Non-compatible versions of Android, like Aliyun, weaken the ecosystem. All members of the Open Handset Alliance have committed to building one Android platform and to not ship non-compatible Android devices.
“This does not however, keep OHA members from participating in competing ecosystems,” Google says.
"It is ironic that a company that talks freely about openness is espousing a closed ecosystem," according to statement from Alibaba.
"Aliyun OS is not part of the Android ecosystem, so of course Aliyun OS is not, and does not have to be, compatible with Android. This is like saying that because they own the Googleplex in Mountain View, therefore anyone who builds in Mountain View is part of the Googleplex.
“Will someone please ask Google to define Android?" Alibaba added.
Seems like the battle going to happen between Google and Alibaba in China. Both Android and Aliyun OS based on the Linux. But it is hard to define each others roles in it.
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