Google's exit from chinese market is creating question on google based hardware market
U.S secretary of state Hilary Clinton called for a review from China on the latest cyber attacks on search engine major Google Inc. As attacks on google has raised a question that how withdrawal from china can effect the hardware market using google's android platform.
Various mobile players like Lenovo, which is the 2nd largest mobile player in china and others are facing a potential instability.
Though china's major Lenovo announced that its release of LePhone in May 2010 which are based on android platforms will not be effected by the ongoing spat between the search engine giant and the Chinese Government.
Ceo Yang said Lenovo would still be able to use Google's Android software, which is open source. He declined to say whether the LePhone would include Google's popular search feature, but said the handset would come pre-installed with the icons of major Chinese websites operated by Sina.com, Sohu.com and Tencent.
Lenovo is expecting its mobile buisness to grow faster than its P.C buisness...
"I hope that Lenovo's mobile division can earn similar status as our PC business in the future," said Yang.
Lenovo sold off its handset business in 2008 to focus on its core PC business. Now the repurchase is making promising waves for the P.C giant.
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