Neowin News Feed for: Aliyun

Google responds to Acer controversy, says its for their own good

Tyler Holman — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:42:11 +0000

Google has a surprising response to the controversy surrounding supposed threats it made towards Acer for planning to release a device running Aliyun, a Chinese fork of Android: it's for your own good Read more...

Acer pull device launch press conference following Google “concerns”

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:43:28 +0000

Google have officially flexed their Android muscles. We're not talking about a new version of the OS or new features, but instead strong-arming Acer into pulling a device from launch. Read more...

Google to Acer: Use another OS on your phones and you'll regret it

Tyler Holman — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:08:59 +0000

Acer was all prepped and ready to release a new smartphone for Asian markets, running an OS called Aliyun, until Google stepped into the picture with an ominous threat: stick to Android, or you'll pay Read more...