After accepting the challenge of Donald Trump and Google, Huawei relaunches. The Chinese telecommunications giant said it was determined to transform what it called a "betrayal" into "an opportunity for growth". And so, to answer the suspension of the Android license by Google – measure imposed on Big G by the White House, but then postponed to August – Huawei announces that it will launch an operating system of its own. The new product that will have to convince millions of consumers to abandon the most popular platforms will be called "Hongmen"
The Shenzhen company would even be working on this project in secret since 2012, but he has decided to make it public only now, pressing on the accelerator, to demonstrate that he is unable to react to American attacks. “The United States underestimates our capabilities – warned the founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei – The company is able to continue to provide products and services. US sanctions will not harm the company's core business."
Looking ahead, therefore, the withdrawal of the Android license could turn into a boomerang not only for Google, but also for Apple. In fact, both would see a competing operating system land on the market, potentially capable of undermining the dominant positions of Android and iOS on a global scale.
Huawei faces this challenge with confidence also because it can count on thesupport from Chinese state leaders. After the escalation with the US on tariffs, Beijing's number one, Xi Jinping, sent a clear message to the United States: "China is ready to embark once again on a new long march". The reference to the retreat of the communist troops, who escaped the Kuomintang in 1934 and then defeated it, shows that China does not intend to give up an inch in the tug of war with Washington. In short, the possibility of an agreement to put an end to commercial hostilities between the two superpowers seems increasingly distant.
Also because, in the meantime, operators and partners around the world are starting to postpone the launch of new Huawei smartphones. The first such news came from Britain's largest carrier, EE, which pulled Huawei phones from the rollout of Britain's first commercial 5G network. Soon after came Vodafone, which suspended pre-orders of Huawei's 5G smartphones. And that's not all: according to some rumors, Microsoft could also suspend support for Huawei laptops, while the main Japanese operators are about to do the same with the launch of new phones.
