Acer withdraws from mobile launch after pressure from Google

News Wireless China 14 SEP 2012
Acer withdraws from mobile launch after pressure from Google
Acer has withdrawn from a launch event for a new smartphone that uses Aliyun, the operating system developed by a unit of Chinese e-commerce services provider Alibaba, Xinhua reports. Acer was originally scheduled to launch the CloudMobile A800 smartphone on 13 September with Aliyun but withdrew due to pressure from Google, Aliyun said in a statement on microblogging site Weibo. "Our partner (Acer) has been notified by Google that if the Aliyun operating system is included with the new phone, Google will scrap Android product agreements and related technology authorisation agreements with Acer," Aliyun said. Acer apologized in a statement "for the inconvenience caused to our media friends" and said it will continue to work with strategic partners in China.

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