It’s a cool milestone, and don’t argue that Android is ahead
That’s the number of Apple devices worldwide. It’s a cool milestone, and don’t argue that Android is ahead, boasting three billion devices. Apples to Oranges. Android is just the operating system; for example, many cell phone manufacturers run their devices on Android, versus Apple which is both the hardware and the software.
Back in 2019, the United States enacted a trade ban on the Chinese tech company Huawei. The Chinese government controls the company, and the US powers that be decided that using the technology for American infrastructure and other concerns wouldn’t be safe. The ban was effective and Huawei, once a global leader, lost its competitive edge.
Now another chapter’s been added to this ongoing story. The latest nail in Huawei’s coffin was an update of the ban which prohibits the company from getting export licenses from US companies. Huawei relied heavily on US licenses and as a result, they’re left working with old technology.
They can’t access the silicon chip makers the US uses, and their local Chinese-chips are not as sophisticated. Long story short, whatever edge the company had over the competition, they lost it, and we’ll likely see the demise of its phone division in the future.
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