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White book was announced this morning by the "criticized" the name of the mobile operating system, the world's largest market share. Accordingly, the Chinese Ministry of Industry & IT said that the popularity of Android has made China become too dependent on Android. And although other companies have tried to develop their own user interface on Android, basically, "the core technology and product roadmap remains under the tight control of Google", the ministry said.
Reuters, the first news has this white paper said that Android is becoming more popular in China with dizzying speed. Success in China is the key to make this operating system won 70.1% of the global smartphone market share in the fourth quarter, easily outstripping iOS rivals with only 21%.
In December last year, Informa a market research firm announced that global sales of Android smartphones shipped in 2012 reached 461 million. One third of them are sent to China market. According to Informa, Android is currently present in 2/3 of all smartphones being used in China.
Although no mobile platform other than iOS can threaten Android, Ministry of Industry & Information Technology China maintains that the operating system that Baidu is developing is a new "step in the right direction." Does China have official support for that platform or not is an interesting question for the future. (Vietnamnet)