Som bekjent har USA forbudt en del samarbeid med kinesiske Huawei, hvilket fremfor alt påvirker Google og deres operativsystem Android. I sammenheng med lanseringen av Mate 30 og Mate 30 Pro ga Huawei-sjefen svar på noen spørsmål om saken, som har blitt oppsummert av Andatech. Vi har oppsummert de viktigste brikkene nedenfor:
Q: Do you consider the situation with the US as static, or are there changes ahead with the US relationship?
A: It is a US-China issue, and Huawei is a bargaining chip for it. That's not good. Some politicians are playing games and making a lot of noise - that is unfair to us. They relate us with China, but Huawei is a global company. We have operations in over 170 countries. We follow all local laws.
Q: What are your personal feelings about the US issue?
A: This kind of trade war is not good for two great nations. This is like a real war. It damages both sides. I do believe this war will finish sooner or later - I believe sooner rather than later. It is too big a damage for two great nations, and that is not good.
Q: Why Wasn't HarmonyOS used?
A: This year we are still using AOSP. We want to support Google and our partnership with them. We want to continue to partner with US companies like Google. If we cannot work with these companies because of the US ban, then we will create our own solutions. HarmonyOS is ready for deployment in certain areas, but we have postponed it at this time because we still want to work with Google. I think that this US ban has destroyed this industry. It has split the industry - it is harmful for US companies. The smartphone as a product has no relationship with network infrastructure or backbone 5G security. So why they are doing this - it is really difficult to understand why they are like this.
Q: If the issue with the US resolves in a positive way, how easy/difficult is it for Huawei to add Google services?
A: Over one night. We can do it immediately. In the past years, we have made big contributions to the Android ecosystem. We are leading many of the innovations. We bring a lot of profit to US companies.
Q: Huawei has showed great sales and revenue performance of the last couple of years. How will recent ban affect the sales of Mate 30 compared to previous devices?
A: Inside China, sales will increase. Outside China, might decrease. The market is more competitive in China, but the China market will have strong demand and growth. We will sell in the global market, but for sure some market will be influenced by the change. From May, the US ban means Huawei's retail sales dropped, but retail is now recovering quickly through Q3. I believe that this generation we can sell maybe more than 20 million units. This [the Mate 30 series] will be a very successful product, I do believe. Some consumers, even without Google apps, they love our products. We have influence, but the China market demand will be huge.
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