Is Aliyun OS really Linux? Android? A rip-off of both?
When Acer was ready to announce a new smartphone running Alibaba's Aliyun operating system, Google responded with force. If it were to be released, Google would end its parternship with Acer, which uses Android for 90 percent of its smartphones.
Acer swiftly cancelled the release, but clearly Acer wasn't happy about the state of affairs. Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce company, was even less happy.
Alibaba says it wants Aliyun OS to be the "Android of China," claimign that they've spent years working on their Linux-based mobile operating system.
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