Why Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi may mean ‘trouble’ for Google: Reasons and more
Some of China’s biggest smartphone brands Huawei, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi may soon have ‘bad news’ for search giant Google. As per a report in news agency Reuters, the four companies have joined hands to work on a platform that will allow developers outside of China to upload their apps to all of the respective app stores simultaneously. The alliance seems to be result of US ban on Huawei. In April last year, Huawei was blacklisted by the US. This means that US companies were barred from selling products or services to these blacklisted Chinese companies. This means Huawei can’t preload future phones with Google apps like Maps and YouTube and Play Store.
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The app store alliance of Oppo, Vivo, Huawei and Xiaomi is called Global Developer Service Alliance
Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are said to be ironing out kinks in what is known as the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA).
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GDSA will allow developers of games, music, movies and other apps to market their apps in overseas markets
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Aim: To challenge the international dominance of Google’s Play Store
The biggest purpose of the GDSA alliance is to take on the global dominance of Google’s Play Store.
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Aim: As well as to ensure business continuity
The alliance aims to reduce complete dependance on Google’s eco-system as well as develop a better response to global trade tensions.
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Launch timeline: Initially March 2020, may get affected by coronavirus
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Countries this Google Play Store rival may launch in: India, Indonesia and Russia
According to Reuters report, the prototype website says that the platform will initially cover nine “regions” including India, Indonesia and Russia.
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Google may lose almost 60% marketshare
According to IDC, the four companies made up 40.1% of global handset shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019. Apple, which was the biggest smartphone vendor globally in the last quarter of 2019, held 20% marketshare. This means if Vivo, Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo stop using Google’s Play Store, the search giant will lose almost 60% marketshare.
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Huawei is already buildig its own OS called Harmony OS as an alternative to Google’s Android
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The Android “ecosystem” platform Wanka Online may be part of the alliance
As per Reuters report, the GDSA’s website includes the logo of Hong Kong-based Android “ecosystem” platform Wanka Online.
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What may attract app developers to Google’s rival Play Store: Better monetary incentives
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Biggest challenge to this Google Play Store rival: Managing the alliance
The execution of the alliance may be a challenge as such models have not worked well in the past.
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Help create new revenue stream for Vivo, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi
With profits from hardware sales falling, this software alliance may help these companies create alternate revenue streams. Google earned $8.8 billion worldwide last year, according to Reuters report.
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Huawei is offering developers in India to make ‘non-Google’ apps
Chinese handset maker Huawei has started offering Indian developers lucrative incentives to build localised ‘non-Google’ apps. Huawei’s sister company Honor too is reportedly in talks with 150 top app developers in India to get them on the company’s Huawei Media Services (HMS) platform. “We have our own HMS and are trying to build a mobile ecosystem. Most of the key apps such as navigation, payments, gaming and messaging will be ready by December end,” Charles Peng, CEO, Huawei, and Honor India, Consumer Business Group, told ET.
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Huawei is the world’s second-highest selling smartphone brand, after Samsung
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Xiaomi is India’s No. 1 smartphone vendor, followed by Vivo at no. 2
