OS and chip infrastructure are two different beasts. Chip infrastructure much more difficult to recreate, even the Intel's best competitors can't keep up with

OS and chip infrastructure are two different beasts. Chip infrastructure much more difficult to recreate, even the Intel's best competitors can't keep up with their process tech and design capabilities. But OS and software? I'm surprised the Chinese govt hasn't just cloned Ubuntu and reskinned it, then mandated the entire country convert to it. I suppose the main problem is, as with everywhere else, too much required enterprise software that is Windows-only.