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China Urges XP Users to Choose Linux

posted by n1 on Thursday May 15 2014, @09:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the yes...-it's-the-year-of-the-chinese-linux-desktop dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

China is one of the countries where Windows XP continues to be one of the leading platforms, with some stats pointing towards a 70 percent market share owned by the OS version launched by Microsoft in 2001.

From Ecns.cn:

China's Ministry of Industry and Information of Technology (MIIT) urged Windows XP users in China to switch to domestically made computer operating systems, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday.

The local government has apparently found a solution to move users off Windows XP by developing its own Linux-based alternative which would not only be offered with a freeware license, but also work on low-spec PCs, such as the ones that are currently powered by XP.

Work on this new Linux-based OS has already been started, with local authorities hoping that Windows XP users would actually give it a chance and abandon their existing operating systems that are more or less open to attacks.

It remains to be seen how many people are actually prepared to give up on Windows.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 15 2014, @07:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 15 2014, @07:32PM (#43908)

    too much choice
    You must have a really difficult time when you walk into a shoe store.
    **Oh, no. Look at all the styles and colors and sizes.**

    ...meanwhile, there's the EoL'd M$ stuff that people STILL use at home.
    3.x, 95, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP

    ...and there's the stuff that M$ calls "supported".[2]
    Visduh, 7, 8, 8.1 (Oh, wait; that's already been declared obsolete), 8.2

    ...then there's Starter+Home.Basic+Home.Premium+Professional+Enter ise+Ultimate [google.com]

    ...and finally we could get into all the MICROS~1 **server** OSes (with some of those EoL'd but still used).

    Now, what were you saying about "too many"?
    It's just silly that people still trot out this nonsensical FUD.

    .
    little information about them for the novice
    What did you do when you were getting started with Windoze and you encountered a pebble in your path?
    Of course, you ASKED someone. [google.com]

    Can we stop with the silly canards?

    -- gewg_