Discussion

• @ronamadeo Ron Amadeo on x

  So like this statement from Techcrunch is true for the IoT version, but untrue of the phone version. https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @ritacyliao Rita Liao on x

  Huawei wants as many devices on HarmonyOS as possible, not just apps. So from your phone to fridge to soymilk blender. A Windows PC can gain interoperability with a Huawei phone with a simple plug-in. Now: will Oppo/Vivo/Xiaomi work with HarmonyOS? https://techcrunch.com/...

• @gruber John Gruber on x

  @thecouchcoach05 That's obtuse. Everyone knows a rip-off. Huawei's stuff is indistinguishable at a glance from Apple's iPads.

• @pierce David Pierce on x

  Say what you will about Huawei shamelessly copying Apple, “it's an iPad but the webcam is in the right place” is a heck of a sales pitch https://www.theverge.com/...

• @jonyiveparody @jonyiveparody on x

  “Can I copy your homework?” “Yeah, just change it up a bit so it doesn't look obvious that you copied.” “Okay.” @Huawei @Apple https://twitter.com/...

• @apple_tomorrow @apple_tomorrow on x

  Apple: Has an iPad Pro Huawie: Let's call our tablet “MatePad Pro” Apple: Has a MacBook Pro Huawie: Let's call ours “MateBook Pro” ...

• @nexusben Ben Schoon on x

  I spent way too much time looking into HarmonyOS but I think this one paragraph tells the whole story Huawei keeps saying this is a new operating system, but they aren't even being consistent in messaging HarmonyOS is definitely an Android fork More -> https://9to5google.com/... …

• @ronamadeo Ron Amadeo on x

  Huawei tells 9to5 that HarmonyOS is not a “clone” of Android and will get an “all-new UI” at launch. Let's get our language straight here: Harmony OS is a FORK of Android. If it gets a new UI, it can stop being a clone, but will continue being a fork. https://9to5google.com/...

• @dcseifert Dan Seifert on x

  Ron's analysis: https://arstechnica.com/... Calling HarmonyOS a “new operating system” is misleading.

• @dcseifert Dan Seifert on x

  based on the information that Huawei has given us on HarmonyOS, it's clear that @RonAmadeo's original analysis at Ars is correct and it's not so much an OS as a skin or UI that sits on top of Android and other platforms, such as Free RTOS for watches

• @dcseifert Dan Seifert on x

  if it works like android, can run android apps, and looks exactly like iOS, it must be a Huawei https://www.theverge.com/...