Will Chinese Users Buy Android Phones Sans Google?
January 22nd, 2010 admin
Topics: china, cnn mobile, GigaOM, handsets, motorola, smartphones, sony ericsson, syn straight news
Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Lenovo are moving ahead with plans to roll out Android-based phones and services to China despite Google’s decision to postpone the launch of Samsung’s GT-i6500U and Motorola’s XT701 through China Unicom. Without Google’s support, though, the new handsets will have limited appeal. Motorola said today it will launch an Android app store for Chinese users next month that will offer titles from multiple providers including Baidu, China’s top search engine. Motorola has already launched Android handsets with China Telecom and China Mobile, and its app store could serve as a replacement if the Android Market is barred from the country. Meanwhile, Sony Ericsson said this week it has no plans to delay the Chinese launch of the Xperia…
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