There Is A Huge Threat To Apple And Google ... - Business Insider

There are two major trends that will dictate the future of the tech industry.

These trends combine to create an obvious reality: Any company that wants to control the future must have a firm grasp on the smartphone market in China.?

Right now, two companies do: Google and Apple.

But, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, a third is emerging: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Alibaba has created its own smartphone operating system, called?Aliyun. Based on Linux, it is different from Apple's iOS and Google's Android in that users do not download apps, but connect to them over the Web.

Aliyun has momentum. One top executive at Alibaba tells the WSJ that the number of Chinese carriers compatible with Aliyun phones has grown from one to five in the past year.

At the moment, Android is winning in China and the iPhone is in second.

There is reason to bet on Aliyun, however: It is local, and local tech companies tend to get favorable treatment in China's highly regulated market.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/there-is-a-huge-threat-to-apple-and-google-that-youve-never-heard-of-2012-9

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