Android adoption might suffer China with Google’s exit

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Google’s adoption of Android mobile operating system in China may suffer a setback if the Internet giant decides to pull out of the country. Google pushed itself into the smartphones business with the aim to take the lion’s share of future mobile advertising revenue.

However, its decision to pull out of China would dampen interest in Android and hurt its position in the nascent but rapidly growing market. It is felt that not all the Android devices would be affected by the decision.

It also remains unclear, whether Chinese consumers will be willing to buy a device that lacks critical Google features, even if the other handset makers add other bells and whistles. Besides, the competition has already heightened with the Apple Inc. iPhone now available in the country, and Research in Motion Ltd.’s Blackberry, slated to hit China in the third quarter.