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Android and iOS have a competitor. The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba provides the operating system for a new Smartphone from Acer.


The operating system Aliyun Alibabas already introduced last July. According to the American business newspaper The Wall Street Journal, the advent of the Cloud Mobile A800, as the device is called Acer, a sign that interest in Aliyun grows. Acer is the third customer who Aliyun going to use, after 2 Chinese manufacturers.

The ICT industry is looking for alternatives to Android under the influence of the patent battle between Apple and users of Googles operating system. The lawsuits between Apple and Samsung are these the best known example. Aliyun would such alternative for Android can be.

In October following the second model Aliyun, in 2013 some
Acer brings the Cloud Mobile A800 to begin in China market. Theres the Smartphone from next Friday on sale for 3,000 yuan (368 euros). This is the most expensive Smartphone from Acer A800 to the Chinese market. In October, Acer in China half Smart Phone with Aliyun and in 2013 some models, as is the intention.

Elsewhere in the world will also launch Acer A800, but with Android operating system. Acer is also only a small player in the mobile phone market, both in China and abroad.

Apps run on smartphone but not in the cloud
According to a spokesman for the Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has opted for Aliyun to the user experience that the software can offer. In addition, the software Alibaba easy to operate for people who first buy a Smart Phone.

Particularly to Aliyun is that the applications are not installed on the device, but "in the cloud" servers running on Alibaba. The company supplies its own apps for email and map navigation along.

Alibaba wants Aliyun as strong as Android
Alibaba has 1600 employees with three years of its mobile operating system worked. Zeng Ming, chief strategy Alibaba, told The Wall Street Journal expected to end this year 5 smartphone manufacturers Aliyun will use. His ambitions are sky high: "We want to be as strong as Android."