AliOS (formerly known as Yun OS Chinese. 雲 OS , control 云 OS , literally: “Cloud OS” and Aliyun OS Chinese . 阿里 雲 , control 阿里 云 , pinyin : ālǐyún ) is a mobile operating system based on Linux and designed for smartphones . It is developed by AliCloud, a subsidiary of the Chinese company Alibaba Group . Aliyun was released on the Chinese market on July 28, 2011. The first device based on it was the K-Touch W700.
| AliOS | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Alibaba |
| OS family | UNIX-like operating system |
| Based on | Android |
| First edition | July 28, 2011 |
| Supported Languages | Chinese |
| Supported Platforms | ARM |
| condition | active |
| Web site | alios.cn (Chinese) |
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Overview
Aliyun is built on the idea of introducing cloud functionality into mobile devices. According to the company, Aliyun will include cloud-based email, web searches, weather updates, and GPS navigation tools. In addition, Aliyun services synchronize and store call data, text messages and photos in the cloud for access through other devices, including personal computers. Alibaba says it will offer customers 100 GB of storage at launch. Aliyun will allow users to access applications over the Internet, instead of downloading applications to their devices. [one]
According to Google , Aliyun is a fork , but not a compatible version of its open source Android operating system. Thus, the company is trying to discourage Acer Inc. Aliyun platform phone, claiming that Acer, a member of the Open Handset Alliance , decided not to release phones running incompatible versions of Android. [2] [3] Alibaba disputes the allegation that Aliyun is a version of Android; [4] however, the Aliyun app store contains Android programs (including pirated Google apps) [5] .
Interesting Facts
- It took three years for AliCloud, including 1,600 engineers to develop Aliyun.
- The company is defying the dominant Android in China and is also considering entering Western markets [6] .
- As of May 2012, 1,000,000 smartphones based on Aliyun have been sold [7] .
- After rebranding, the operating system was called Amos (Alibaba Mobile Operating System) [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Reisinger, Don Alibaba OS-powered handset launching this month | The Digital Home . CNET News (July 28, 2011). Date of treatment September 7, 2011. Archived October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Andy Rubin - Google+ - We were surprised to read Alibaba Group's chief strategy ...
- ↑ Acer canceled smartphone output on Aliyun OS due to opposition from Google? | Hardware News - 3DNews - Daily Digital Digest
- ↑ Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS | Mobile - CNET News
- ↑ Pirated Android apps featured prominently on Aliyun app store | Ars technica
- ↑ Chinese Software to Challenge Android - WSJ.com
- ↑ General Atlantic »Alibaba Cloud Computing and Haier GroupLaunch Aliyun OS-Powered Smartphone: Global Growth Investors (link not available) . Date of treatment September 20, 2012. Archived September 16, 2012.
- ↑ Chinese Internet giant is about to free the country from Android