> So while I don't think Huawei will get anywhere with their OS. They (and Samsung) are trying to send a message to Google: act like a real partner or we are out.

Well I agree with the first sentence, but the second? They really don't have that much leverage; I highly doubt that's anywhere near the message they are trying to send. You seem to imply Google should feel threatened by these moves, which I imagine is far from the case.