The days when apps were developed for one ecosystem is long gone. They are now tools - that allow you to compile - you app - to any device. Therefore the amount of work needed to get HongKeng version of thd app is simple. These are existing tools that Huwaei can simply make it available for free. Convert you android app to HongMeng in a second! kind of thing.
For example - MechDome is a Developer Tool that Automatically Converts Android to Ios.
Which developer will ignore the China market of 1B devices?
At end of the day - Ios or Android - all sit on top of unix - and so will many future OS.
Empty bravado. Window,Blackberry,Tizen.....a new OS is not a big deal, getting developers on board is.
Operating system.is the least of their worries.
They have access to Android minus Google Services
They have to contend with ARM, develop their own chips independent of ARM which I read will take years or months
How do the phones run without modems,radio,GPS?
But I see this being resolved amicably