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China bans use of Microsoft’s Windows 8 on government computers
Reuters ^ | Tue May 20, 2014 1:22pm EDT | Paul Carsten

Posted on 05/20/2014 7:30:27 PM PDT by Olog-hai

China has banned government use of Windows 8, Microsoft Corp’s latest operating system, a blow to a U.S. technology company that has long struggled with sales in the country.

The Central Government Procurement Center issued the ban on installing Windows 8 on Chinese government computers as part of a notice on the use of energy-saving products, posted on its website last week.

The official Xinhua news agency said the ban was to ensure computer security after Microsoft ended support for its Windows XP operating system, which was widely used in China. …

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1 posted on 05/20/2014 7:30:27 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Microsoft earned less revenue in China than in the Netherlands even though computer sales matched those of the United States.

That reminds me of the response of Satellite Software Inc. (WordPerfect) when asked why they didn't make an Italian version of WordPerfect (DOS):

Because we would only sell one copy.
2 posted on 05/20/2014 7:35:25 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I'm a Contra" -- President Ronald Reagan)
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To: Dr. Sivana

China doesnt buy many licenses and the cost is much lower than the US.


3 posted on 05/20/2014 7:40:10 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Olog-hai

I saw 2 Chinese guys back in the day on Tech TV’s Screen Savers showing their Linux ,that kept crashing and freezing up I wonder where those guys are buried


4 posted on 05/20/2014 7:54:12 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Olog-hai

Now the Chinese Gov’t will just use their stolen copy of the Windows XP source to take over ‘support’ where Microsoft left off...


5 posted on 05/20/2014 7:59:28 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: bamahead

Or their Windows 8 copy or, and they probably have it, their copy of Windows 9.


6 posted on 05/20/2014 8:02:02 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Olog-hai

I didn’t know they used legal, and paid for copies. I’ve always assumed they purchased a single copy and then cracked the code to copy to all their government computers.


7 posted on 05/20/2014 8:03:26 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Olog-hai

They are worried about all those back doors built into the OS for the NSA.


8 posted on 05/20/2014 8:12:24 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Olog-hai

I wish we could ban its use in the U.S. My personal opinion is that Windows 8 has damaged the U.S. economy almost as much as Obama.


9 posted on 05/20/2014 8:16:09 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Olog-hai

China just steals everything anyway


10 posted on 05/20/2014 8:28:09 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, it will get used - just that they will mostly be pirated copies.


11 posted on 05/20/2014 9:44:02 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: driftdiver

>> China doesnt buy many licenses and the cost is much lower than the US.

I doubt that they do buy many copies - probably the vast majority are pirated, but lower cost? Are you sure about that? That’s not the case in SE Asia. Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit is US$173.


12 posted on 05/21/2014 4:39:42 AM PDT by expat1000
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13 posted on 05/21/2014 5:58:51 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: catnipman
I wish we could ban its use in the U.S.

Do what I do--don't use it.

14 posted on 05/21/2014 6:00:33 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

“Do what I do—don’t use it. “

I don’t. But I have to work on it for client’s who ignore my advice and buy it anyway.


15 posted on 05/21/2014 8:48:51 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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