Why China Stuck Its Foot in Android's Door

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on May 22, 2012 11:26 PM EDT
LinuxInsider; By Richard Adhikari
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China's antitrust authorities have approved Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility, on the condition that the Android operating system remains open source and its code is made freely available to original equipment manufacturers. Android devices had nearly 74 percent of the Chinese market in Q4, 2011, and that means Android is in a dominant position, China's Commerce Department said.

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