BEIJING - "Alibaba OS-based smartphone will be launched in Beijing next week," said Florence Shih Alibaba spokesman, told AFP, which launched Sunday (07/24/2011).
Alibaba OS-based smartphone will be launched in Beijing next week
Chinese company engaged in e-Commerce, Alibaba, has successfully launched its own mobile operating system late last week. Alibaba's presence in the smartphone software market, making the company level with Apple and Google.
Added by Shih, this smart phone will be expected to be priced at two thousand yuan (USD309) and 3 thousand yuan, depending on the type of device. But clearly, each phone will be embedded mapping feature and instant messaging.
Sales of mobile phones in China in the first quarter of 2011 reached 19.91 million or an increase of 4.8 percent from the previous quarter. Thus the results reported are based Analysys International in Beijing.
As a first step, China wishes to have its own operating system is a welcome prospect Alibaba spkeptis look in the face of a crowded market dominated by Google's Android, IOS, Symbian, BlackBerry OS.
"This is a challenge for a small operating system to survive in the market to be stable," explained Li Muzhi, Mizhuo Securites analyst, Hong Kong.
"If Alibaba wants to be successful, then it should be an open platform and has many applications are not only focusing on profits but the profits of manufacturing," he explained again.
Alibaba itself will hold a local company Tianyu Telecommunication Equipment and processor support Nvidia as part of their phones are.
