Chinese government gives Windows 8 the cold shoulder

The Chinese government released a statement today in which it alleged that information technology will not be using Microsoft'due south Windows eight operating system on any government computers. Mainland china's Cardinal Government Procurement Center issued the ban, citing the usage of free energy-saving products.

The Chinese central regime'south news channel, Xinhua News Agency, stated that the ban was enforced to ensure reckoner security, without elaborating on how the ban would promote energy-saving products or ensure security. The ban means that Windows 8 cannot exist installed on any desktop, laptop or tablet that is used for government work.

Red china'southward conclusion to ban Windows eight may be a directly event of Microsoft'south decision to end support for Windows XP last calendar month. The lack of support ways that users on Windows XP are now vulnerable to viruses and hackers.

According to data house Canalys, Windows XP makes upwards an estimated 50 percent of the desktop marketplace share in China. Even though computer sales in China lucifer that of the U.S., the revenue generated from software is a fraction of the hardware sales due to rampant piracy.

The Chinese government reportedly asked Microsoft to offer connected Windows XP support for free, mentioning that most users in the country recently purchased genuine licenses. Even so, Microsoft issued a statement announcing that China, like the remainder of the world, will have to pay for custom back up.

Microsoft China has taken special actions to closely work with leading Chinese cyberspace security and anti-virus companies including Tencent for them to provide security protection for Chinese Windows XP users before they upgrade to modern operating organisation.

China'southward decision to ban Windows eight will severely affect Microsoft's ability to market the OS in the region, as the government is the biggest source of revenue for figurer software companies in the country. The government is reportedly working on an alternative to Windows XP based on Linux that will be distributed freely to all users in the country.

Source: Reuters

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