I been watch related news since the first broke out, but I noticed all the news was just like "OakOS will be a better OS", "Hongmeng OS will be the Android killer", " HarmonyOS will be an alternative OS that can run on anything".
"Will be" is a very empty word, and I want to see the real info.
Most likely it is based on the work they have been showing there the last couple of years.
Google's grip on Android is via Google Play. Replace Play with your own store, replace Google's proprietary stuff (email, maps, notifications) and you've got a ready to use fork.
It's really not that complicated for a big company.
All smartphone vendors could do it, except none of them have the capacity to recreate Google's ecosystem that's being controlled via Play. It's why Windows Phone was a complete failure.
Think about that for a second. If Microsoft couldn't bootstrap an app ecosystem, most companies don't have any chance.
And I'm sure Huawei could, but will it take off outside of China? I doubt it.