Google might give Android away for free, but its shareholders should understand that the ubiquitous mobile operating system isn’t a charity act. It has, however, become the latest pawn in the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, and a big one. The internet search giant owned by Alphabet Inc. had decided to restrict access to certain Android services for Chinese tech giant Huawei in keeping with new rules from the Trump administration designed to limit that company’s access to technology from U.S. firms. That was...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 21, 2019 16:56 UTC