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by Dominik Bärlocher
Huawei vs United States: Donald Trump extends the embargo against Huawei
15.5.2020
Translation: machine translated
US President Donald Trump has extended the sanctions against Huawei for another year. The Chinese group must therefore get by without Google until May 2021 at the earliest.
Huawei must therefore survive without Google until May 2021, at the earliest.
One decree after another
The trade ban came into force on 15 May 2020, after a presidential decree was issued. Such documents are written in the first person and constitute a direct order from the President of the United States himself, at least according to current legislation.
Presidential decrees are based on the fact that a president acts disinterestedly, in the interests of the nation and only in emergency situations.
Huawei still under pressure
With the extension of the decree, Huawei is still under pressure, given that even though the manufacturer is making considerable profits, Huawei's new mobile phones are slipping under the radar of many users. The digitec comments read: no Google, no Huawei. So, even though the smartphone's camera is incredible, if Google's Play Store and the underlying services are not installed beforehand, many customers don't finalise the purchase.
Of course, the system can be hacked, but anyone who doesn't dare stick their neck out won't have access to Google. For some phones, however, hacking remains impossible and, even if there is no direct danger to the basic functions of smartphones, they will remain devoid of Google services. Basically, without a modicum of work, the new Huawei mobile phones are useless to a lot of people.
Huawei is therefore developing an alternative, the App Gallery. The problem is that Google's Play Store is ten years ahead of the game; Huawei is now trying to catch up on a fast track. After the decision in autumn 2019, this seems to be progressing well. However, catching up with a ten-year delay in six months remains in the realm of the impossible.
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