In response to John speaking out on behalf of Aliyun, Andy issued a second round of response.
‘Battleground’ is still placed in the official Android community.
Of course Aliyun is happy with this.
If the argument can be made clear in the official Android community, and Aliyun lets Ali connect with Google, won't things take a turn for the better?
No matter how slim the hope is!
Even the industry is watching with cold eyes~
Andy's response continued the sharpness and sincerity of his first voice.
The general idea is:
"Hi John Spelich - We agree that Aliyun OS is not part of the Android ecosystem and therefore does not need to guarantee compatibility.
However, the fact is that Aliyun uses Android runtime libraries, framework libraries and tools.
Your app store also covers Android apps (including Google’s pirated apps).
Therefore, there is no dispute that Aliyun is based on the Android platform, and you have also taken advantage of the hard work invested by OHA members on this platform.
So, if you want to benefit from the Android ecosystem, then go for compatibility.
It's easy to use, it's free, and we can even help you solve your problems.
But if you don't want to maintain compatibility, then don't expect help from OHA members, who are committed to developing and supporting a unified Android ecosystem."
"..."
This time the meaning is very clear.
Of course you can modify Android, but for the sake of the Android ecosystem, the modified Android system must pass CTS (Compatibility Test), so that OHA (Open Handset Alliance) members will cooperate with you.
Otherwise, don’t expect to benefit from the Android ecosystem.
If you want to benefit from the Android ecosystem but don't want to maintain compatibility, Google certainly has the ability to make OHA members not cooperate.
Because Google has the ability to terminate the cooperation between relevant OHA members and Android products and related technology authorization.
In addition, Andy also gave evidence that Aliyun OS is a modified version of Android, which uses Android's runtime library, framework library and development tools.
Also, the application market that comes with Aliyun OS contains pirated apps from Google apps.
Wen Liang has continued to pay attention to the development of the incident.
I saw the new response from Andy for the first time. After reading the entire article, his first feeling was that the father of Android was really a helpful person from beginning to end.
Judging from the current development situation, Andy is an absolute ally of Bolang.
These responses of his spread to the domestic cyberspace and are too easy to be guided.
It is estimated that even Ali regards Andy as an ally.
Because Andy's voice has caused confusion and blurred a very important detail in terms of public opinion, promotion, etc.——
Google has never put pressure on Aliyun!
Yes, Google has never directly targeted Aliyun, it has targeted Acer, and the pressure is also on Acer.
Because it cannot control Aliyun OS at all.
At present, most Android UIs are modified based on AOSP, an open source project led by Google itself.
Since the establishment of the AOSP project, any individual or company around the world can release their own OS based on this modification and in accordance with the same open source agreement.
It doesn't matter what it's called.
Including Mi UI, Flyme, etc.
Regardless of domestic market or foreign market, it can be adjusted as you like.
Including newly established mobile phone brands directly releasing mobile phones, there is no problem at all.
The premise is:
You cannot use any Google resources, frameworks, or ecology including GMS (Google Service Framework, Google Play Store, Google Play Services) in any form.
Because GMS is the driving force for Google to develop and promote Android.
Because all current mobile phone systems themselves are not profitable and rely on the application ecosystem to make money.
iOS relies on the 30% cut from the App Store.
Google relies on GMS, and the commission ratio depends on the cooperation agreement.
And due to certain peculiarities and historical factors, Google has not made any money from Android in China.
Therefore, in the domestic market so far, each manufacturer has developed its own service framework;
Therefore, there are hundreds of Android application distribution channels in the domestic market.
The only one that Google can exert pressure on the Android market from beginning to end is GMS.
Google stopped the launch of Aliyun OS and Acer, saying that if Acer continues to cooperate with Aliyun, it will terminate its cooperation with Acer's Android products and related technology authorization, including GMS.
Acer certainly doesn't have to listen to Google.
After all, Google's method of exerting pressure is based on the OHA alliance, and Acer will probably withdraw from the alliance.
But... Acer doesn't.
Even if there is news that unnamed Acer executives said that they still want to continue to release smartphones equipped with Aliyun OS;
But canceling the press conference is already a very clear statement.
Acer obviously does not want to antagonize Google and does not want to lose relevant cooperation and technical authorization.
To sum up.
The essence of the matter has become very clear.
Moreover, as far as Wen Liang knew, Acer's global smartphone business general manager and Ma Ali seemed to have some social relations before, and it was most likely that he was deceived by Ma Ali.
Now that the press conference has been cancelled, losses and liability are all troublesome.
In addition, Aliyun clearly wants to struggle again, so Aliyun is at odds with Google.
In Wen Liang’s opinion, Google officials will not pay attention to Aliyun.
No matter how clear the technical issues are, it is difficult to change the underlying commercial nature.
Because regardless of whether Aliyun OS is modified based on Android, it is actually 'stealing' resources from the Google App Store and wants to take advantage of OHA members.
There is another interesting thing here. Google has no control over Aliyun OS in China.
Just like Google cannot control hundreds of application distribution channels in China.
The business nature of what these application distribution channels do is no different from that of Aliyun OS. They have both 'stealed' resources from the Google App Store and split the Google application ecosystem.
Moreover, this is a problem left over from history caused by various factors, and usually everyone turns a blind eye.
The difference is that Aliyun chose Acer, a mobile phone manufacturer that has joined OHA this time, and Acer is unwilling to turn against Google, which is why such development has occurred.
…………
As for why Wen Liang thinks Andy is an ally, the reason is simple.
Andy probably thinks like a man in science and engineering, and his two responses generally pointed out specific technical issues.
Everyone can discuss it on mobile phones.
It's not necessarily a technical issue.
There are too many details that can be blurred, plus open source... There has always been a tradition of foreign open source and domestic self-research.
if……
As his thoughts turned around, Wen Liang muttered to himself: "According to common sense, Aliyun will lead the domestic topic to a grand narrative perspective."
A very reasonable guess.
Because at the moment, whether it is Aliyun’s official statement, Dr. Wang’s public statement on self-research, or the vice president John, they are all deliberately pretending to be confused.
So Wen Liang quickly made a decision and contacted Li Ze directly.
"Mr. Ze, what do you and the PR think now?"
Li Ze quickly briefly described the latest arrangements: "We judge that Google will not make any official response and it is most likely to end, so we plan to slowly start promoting it."
"In addition, according to incomplete statistics, Aliyun seems to be unable to control the media's reporting of overseas situations. They seem to be deliberately letting it go. We are discussing whether to delay it."
Wen Liang said, sure enough, and expressed his position directly: "We don't do anything. Let Aliyun perform first. Aliyun and the others may take the initiative to bring the wind direction to the point where we need it."
Li Ze figured it out instantly: "I understand, a grand narrative angle!"
Wen Liang emphasized: "Be prepared to take over the performance at any time. This scene has been prepared for so long, so don't screw it up."
Li Ze completely understood: "The application ecosystem we want now actually only needs the support of programmers. Things from a technical perspective have long been finalized. I will make arrangements to make everyone interested in building their own application ecosystem."
"Okay." Wen Liang confirmed.
When things have developed to this point, the overall environment is far more favorable than Wen Liang imagined.
This wave may be able to take advantage of the strong east wind.
Wen Liang now only hopes that Aliyun will be braver.
As for Aliyun’s fate, what does the immortal have to do with Bolang?
Whether as an ordinary person or as a businessman, Wen Liang scorns the phenomenon of foreign open source and domestic self-research.
This is not just a rat droppings spoiling the whole pot of porridge, but also a bad habit that is contagious, a violation of rules, and the greatest injustice to An Xin's research.
The reason why Bolang now wants to use these and other things to develop its mobile phone business instead of being open and honest is also necessarily related to this general environment.
The colleague’s idea is actually very simple:
We don't do any self-research, we just use what we get. If you go all out to do self-research, you show our incompetence, right?
We say our product is spicy chicken in disguise. If people really think our product is spicy chicken, how can we deceive people? How can we make money if we can’t deceive people? ①
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing someone, parents know!
Sorry, you didn't discuss it!
As for why my peers are watching Aliyun OS jump up and down, it’s because everyone is in the same boat.
When a beam of light shines into darkness, the light becomes sin. Unless this beam of light never leaves, it is salvation.
But if this light has no roots and sources, how can it last forever?
…………
The subsequent development did not disappoint Bolang.
As expected, Aliyun began to consciously guide the trend of online discussions through publicity.
Ali's first round of statements and Andy's two rounds of responses were both reproduced in the original version on the domestic cyberspace without even a translation.
Relevant online media also quickly reported on it.
[Latest news, the father of Android responded to Google’s ban on Aliyun OS in the official Android community.]
[Aliyun OS may have been treated unfairly.]
[Andy admitted that Aliyun OS is not part of the Android ecosystem.]
【……】
Technical speeches are too easy to lead into various rhythms.
This is not over yet.
Immediately afterwards, Ali Vice President John issued a new statement again.
[Aliyun OS uses a self-developed virtual machine, which is different from Android's Dalvik virtual machine.
In addition, Aliyun OS has Aliyun's self-developed cloud application engine (cloud app engine) to support html5 and web applications.
Aliyun OS uses some (open source) Android application frameworks and tools, this is just a patch!
In order to allow cloud application users to conveniently use other third-party apps in our ecosystem!】
This statement is in response to Andy.
It emphasizes that the core of Aliyun OS is independently developed, indicating that it only uses some open source frameworks as patches.
As Wen Liang guessed, Aliyun persisted in pretending to be confused and adhered to the self-research propaganda.
There is no doubt that the direction of the trend is towards the grand narrative angle... -
①: This is really the reality, so I won’t give examples.
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