The global smartphone race is largely a two-horse race between two American companies, Apple and Google BUT the Russian government isn't happy.
The Russian minister of communications has announced plans to develop a new, Russian-built mobile operating system (OS), ZDNet reports, citing a report on the Russian-language news site RBC.Currently, Android and iOS collectively take up more than 95% of the Russian smartphone market — but minister Nikolai Nikifori wants to get that figure below 50% within 10 years.
The new OS will be based on Sailfish, according to ZDNet — "an open-source mobile operating system, developed by Finlad phone maker Jolla.".
Relations between Russia and the West are also at their lowest in years, following sanctions relating to Russia's annexation of Crimea. The launch of homegrown mobile OS would help lessen Russia's reliance on Western companies.
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