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Chinese netizens have mixed feelings about Huawei’s homegrown HarmonyOS
Patriotism is giving Huawei a boost, but netizens say, “Talk is cheap, show me the code”
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Huawei has finally revealed its homegrown operating system dubbed HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng as it’s known in China. For many social media users in the country, the launch is an exciting development that represents the rise of the country as a tech power. But at the same time, many people think the company’s unveiling of the OS raised more questions than it answered.
“Talk is cheap, show me the code,” one Zhihu user posted under a question about the Hongmeng launch.
Zhihu, where people in China go to ask questions and get answers
The user was quoting Linus Torvalds, the creator of the open source Linux operating system. Huawei said at its developer conference that its new OS will be open source, but the company didn’t say when it would make the code public.
Many other users posted similar comments, saying it’s too early to tell how well Hongmeng will work.
“I feel like everything in its press release is probably feasible, but I have a reserved attitude about how good it will actually be,” another user said on Zhihu in a comment with more than 2,400 upvotes. “Jamming all that together is unbelievable. Let’s wait for the open source code.”
Others seem to take issue with Huawei’s delivery at the launch event.
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