China will replace Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS with its own localized smartphone operating system within the next three to five years?

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China to develop localized smartphone OS in 3-5 years: academic

Staff Reporter

2014-06-02

China will replace Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS with its own localized smartphone operating system within the next three to five years, says a Chinese academic.

Amid rising security concerns with operating systems from foreign companies, China must build its own operating systems and develop a domestic smartphone platform to avoid being restricted by the likes of Google and Apple, according to Ni Guangnan, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Based on China’s current technological standards, this goal should be achievable within the next three to five years, Ni said, adding that the development of a localized operating system should also be aided by entry obstacles faced by international internet heavyweights such as Google and Yahoo when tackling the Chinese market.

Since low-priced smartphones started hitting the market, the battleground is said to have shifted from shipment volume and market share to operating systems. South Korea’s Samsung, for example, is aiming to release its Tizen operating system this year to sever its reliance on Android.

Earlier this month, Beijing banned Windows 8 on all government computers out of security concerns and is reportedly developing Linux as an alternative to replace all Microsoft products. The announcement came shortly after the US Justice Department made the unprecedented move of charging five officials from the People’s Liberation Army with cyber espionage.

 

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