Unfortunately we never thought that the policy could also concern technology, yet many remember the fact relating to the Chinese manufacturer Huawei, included in the United States blacklist due to the concerns and suspicions advanced by the American government for reasons of Privacy and Security National. Since that day, they have said all sorts, but above all the world of Chinese technology enthusiasts has undergone a real intellectual "rape".
Xiaomi announces a plan B in the case of sanctions by the USA
I don't want to make political reasoning, I wouldn't be able to, but what would happen if Xiaomi was also suddenly a victim of the ban called by the American government? To give us an answer on the matter, the Xiaomi Product Manager, Abi Guo, thinks that he shared some reflections about it:
We work closely with US companies such as Qualcomm in the chip field or Google in the field of our Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem products. If something similar to Huawei happens in the future, we have Plan B. We invest heavily in several semiconductor manufacturers in China to create a network capable of producing smartphones without relying on the help of American companies. We believe that our business strategy should not be subordinated to decisions made by politicians. We have decided to integrate the best components into our products. Furthermore, we will continue to do so in the future. "
It therefore remains clear that even Xiaomi in the political-technological scenario of the American ban, at the hardware level, survives the US sanctions, but the software remains one of the main issues of the matter: in fact we have seen how fundamental Google services are at a global level, a convenience which many users are not willing to give up. Will Xiaomi be able to offer a decent replacement for Google Play and Google services in general? It is unlikely to be simple, but the US authorities are forcing various Chinese tech companies to create an alternative to Android, which in the future will become a real competitor in the operating system market.
On the other hand is not so already with Apple? So everything is based on habits. Would an experiment in this sense be interesting, don't you think?
Nerd, Geek, Netizen, terms that do not belong to me. Simply myself, technology lover and provocative as Xiaomi does with his products. High quality at fair prices, a real provocation for the other most famous brands.
