One Sunday morning in May, we woke up to the news that Google had suspended Huawei’s Android license throwing into disarray the Chinese device maker’s plans to dominate the global smartphone market. Soon after, other companies followed Google’s lead and severed ties with Huawei.
What does this mean for the company and the millions of consumers using its products around the world? Is this the end of Huawei or does the embattled Chinese company still stand a chance?
Nick, Kaluka, Dickson and myself take a look in this episode of the 24bit podcast.
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Since the suspicion of Huawei having the potential for spying is exactly mirrored by the suspicion that Microsoft, Apple etc has the same potential, (eg past spying on personal use of computers and cell phones), for those of us looking at the dispute from the outside it looks more likely that it is nothing to do with Huawei but rather a move to smash the opposition to US electronics on Trumped up charges. However, be that as it may, the attack on Huawei is underway. I only hope the US electronic companies are prepared to have their main supply of rare earths (used in untold electronic devices) from China switched off which is the expected reply. I hope the investors in Wall Street are a bit more savvy than their President.