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Carl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system


Two mobile operating systems currently comprise nearly 100% of the global smartphone market. Building one is hard, and for most phone makers, there are

While it’s a potential differentiator, these companies have largely opted to maintain Google’s mobile OS, customized by skins and unique features. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday, founder and CEO Carl Pei confirmed that the company is exploring what a true Nothing OS could look like. Pei praised smartphones as, “our most important gateway to the people we care about and the information we need to consume,” while criticizing the industry’s Google/Apple duopoly.

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