Google delays release of Chinese Android devices

With Google and China dancing on thin ice concerning censorship along with a slew of other problems, it is no surprise that Google has now decided to postpone the release of two mobile phones running Android. These two phones, planned to be released on January 20th with China Unicom, were made in partnership with Samsung and Motorola and were planned to be packed with features similar to that of the DROID here in the States.

A person close to the Google/China situation has been quoted saying that considering the situation surrounding China, it would be “irresponsible” to release phones at this time.

Now with mobile revenue at stake along with their search revenue, Google might be doing the right thing, but it’s going to hurt. A country of well over a billion people is a huge market to take advantage, or disadvantage, of.

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