Google strong-arms Acer

Alibaba said that Acer “was notified by Google that if the product runs Aliyun OS, Google will terminate its Android- related cooperation and other technology licensing with our partner….We regret Google’s action.”

Stay classy Google.

via the loop original article: Press release from Taipei

For some reason, I don’t buy it. Its not only not classy, its predatory, anticompetitive and bordering on unethical, if its true. My gut is telling me that there is more here, perhaps a mis-translation or a mis-representation by someone. This doesn’t seem to me like something Google would do.