China bans Windows 8 from govt computers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="forbid">forbid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> 8 <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="XP">XP</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="desktops">desktops</span>, <span word="laptops">laptops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="PCs">PCs</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="OS">OS</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> 8, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Procurement">Procurement</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unaffected">unaffected</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="XP">XP</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 8, <span word="arousing">arousing</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="OS">OS</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="system">system</span> - <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Unix">Unix</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="OS">OS</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="XP">XP</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hackers">hackers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> 7<span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> 8 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>."</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="OS">OS</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p>
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