Re: Optimistic option!
Well Barry Huawei don't have to create a new OS - they can keep using the open-source android (AOSP). All they really have to do is replace all the closed-source Google stuff - Google play services, play store etc. Which shouldn't be that hard, as they already have their own app store, location services, voice assistant, search, etc on their current phones (I own one).
So they could release a google-less android phone without a huge amount of difficulty.
Actually a google-less phone has some appeal...