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There’s been some hints that Google will be facing some stiff competition if it ever brings its Play Store to China. And now, Google is reported to launch its Play Store in China during early 2016, according to a new report from Reuters.
Google pulled the Play Store from China years ago after facing running into some tough censorship laws that the search giant refused to comply with. Now, Reuters’ sources are saying that Google will comply with censoring content that “might be viewed as sensitive by the ruling Communist Party.” Not only that, but Google has reportedly agreed to store Play Store data within the country as well.
The search giant hasn’t responded to requests for comment on the matter, but Reuters says that the Play Store could launch in the Chinese region after the Chinese New Year in February, but before summer. It’s a vague launch date, but we’ll no doubt hear something more official in 2016.
After pulling out of the market years ago, Google will no doubt face some tougher competition with trying to reenter the region. However, Google would like to use a successful Play Store as a “launch pad” for bringing other Google products into the market.
Google has been pretty public with its hopes for getting back into the Chinese market, so this isn’t necessarily a surprise. However, it’ll be an interesting business move to watch over the next few months.
source: Reuters
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