Just a few days ago, OnePlus’s CEO Pete Lau officially confirmed the “integration” between OnePlus and its parent company OPPO. This will be done in order to be more efficient and provide faster firmware updates.
To recall, brands like OnePlus, Realme, Vivo, iQOO, OPPO are all part of a private Chinese multinational conglomerate, BBK Electronics. So, this integration between OnePlus and OPPO is like a handshake between already related companies.
However, Lau said that OnePlus will continue to operate independently, although it will be interesting to see what impact this integration will have on the software and other aspects of OnePlus phones.
OnePlus has always been criticized (in a way) for copying OPPO’s designs. So, it is an obvious question whether OnePlus will use OPPO’s ColorOS in the future or not.
Well, the answer lies in a leaked memo, shared by Evan Blass. This leaked memo reveals OnePlus has asked its employees not to respond to any OS-related queries that target the integration announcement.
Further, the company has instructed its employees to respond to the OS-related questions as “We currently have no updates to the operating systems. Please stay tuned on our official channels.”
The leaked OnePlus memo also includes responses to the product line, strategy-related questions
Looking at the response, as per the leaked memo, it definitely raises some eyebrows. Because if OnePlus is sure that OxygenOS will continue to be serving the OnePlus phones outside of China, then why provide a vague response?
Instead of a vague response, OnePlus could have asked its employees to respond the same to OS-related queries. But taking a look at previous decisions of not providing timely updates, copying OPPO’s designs, and now this instructed response shows that OnePlus is no longer a people’s smartphone brand.
Further, the leaked OnePlus memo also includes responses to questions related to Mr. Lau’s organizational role, the OnePlus-OPPO relationship, current product lines, future product strategy, and more.
All these responses show OnePlus is all set to tackle the tough questions. So, by the looks of it, if you are a OnePlus fan, and are irked or excited about OnePlus and OPPO’s integration, don’t bother asking anything related to OS, at least.
GSM Arena notes that this might be a case of internal miscommunication since, the CEO of OnePlus, Pete Lau has already confirmed that OxygenOS is here to stay. You can get your hands on the leaked memo’s image below.
