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It is too early to say whose retaliation it is. Actually I have heard rumors that official files states that no Windows 8 machines should be bought in a governm

by ttflee 12y ago

It is too early to say whose retaliation it is. Actually I have heard rumors that official files states that no Windows 8 machines should be bought in a government procurement a few days ago. I did not realize that this total boycott was happening then.

panarky 12y ago
The indictment against the five PLA members was filed May 1, and only got publicized on May 19. If rumors of a Windows 8 ban have been circulating recently, it could well be "sanctions" against the US in response to the indictment. Hard to know for certain, but when the stated rationale for the ban doesn't make sense there must be another reason. Energy consumption? Security vs. XP?
- shaneofalltrad 12y ago
  To "sanction" the company that supported China's computer growth is kinda messed up. I am no windows fan-boy but how many billions of dollars were not spent on XP by Chinese companies? At some point you should invest in a Company, who's product you regularly use. Let's not forget these are Companies, out-competing American and European businesses by costs.. not College students or teens or home users that can not afford the cost of an OS. My point is, they should show this resentment to the US Government and not the company who let them get away with free OS all these years.
  - panarky 12y ago
    In China, many companies are extensions of the state apparatus, not truly independent. It's easy for China to see large American corporations as extensions of the US state. Snowden's revelations about how Microsoft has "partnered" with the NSA to build backdoors for American surveillance make it more difficult to refute that view.
    - alrs 12y ago
      Not particularly new news. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsakey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsakey
  - lotsofmangos 12y ago
    To be fair, it is well documented that the US did the same back when it was still a developing economy. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/Piracy----what-goes-around-comes-around-182881421.html http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/Piracy----...

by ttflee 12y ago

panarky 12y ago

The indictment against the five PLA members was filed May 1, and only got publicized on May 19. If rumors of a Windows 8 ban have been circulating recently, it could well be "sanctions" against the US in response to the indictment. Hard to know for certain, but when the stated rationale for the ban doesn't make sense there must be another reason. Energy consumption? Security vs. XP?

shaneofalltrad 12y ago
To "sanction" the company that supported China's computer growth is kinda messed up. I am no windows fan-boy but how many billions of dollars were not spent on XP by Chinese companies? At some point you should invest in a Company, who's product you regularly use. Let's not forget these are Companies, out-competing American and European businesses by costs.. not College students or teens or home users that can not afford the cost of an OS. My point is, they should show this resentment to the US Government and not the company who let them get away with free OS all these years.
- panarky 12y ago
  In China, many companies are extensions of the state apparatus, not truly independent. It's easy for China to see large American corporations as extensions of the US state. Snowden's revelations about how Microsoft has "partnered" with the NSA to build backdoors for American surveillance make it more difficult to refute that view.
  - alrs 12y ago
    Not particularly new news. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsakey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsakey
- lotsofmangos 12y ago
  To be fair, it is well documented that the US did the same back when it was still a developing economy. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/Piracy----what-goes-around-comes-around-182881421.html http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/Piracy----...