FOLLOWING IN GOOGLE'S FOOTSTEPS: Tencent is the dominant social networking and online entertainment company in China, and the success of its OS would deepen its control over users' screens.
BEIJING: China's Tencent Holdings Ltd launched an operating system for Internet-connected devices such as TVs and watches that is open to all developers, taking on domestic rivals Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Xiaomi Inc in the smart hardware space.
Tencent Operating System (OS) and TOS+ allow manufacturers and developers to freely use the platform if they agree to share revenue. This model mirrors Google Inc's Android mobile OS, and could help Tencent replicate the US firm's conquest of the majority of the world's smartphones.
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