US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    Business / Gadgets

    Local firms can benefit from Windows 8 ban

    By Sun Chengdong and Hao Yan (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-05-21 13:05

    Local firms can benefit from Windows 8 ban

    Employees are seen at the stand of Window 8 during a preview before its launch event in Shanghai, China, 23 October 2012. [Photo/IC]

    Microsoft's flagship product Windows 8 has been banned by China from government procurement. China's Central Government Procurement Center announced that on Tuesday the use of Microsoft Corp's Windows 8 operating system (OS) on government computers is not allowed.

    According to the website of Central Government Procurement Center, this move applies to all products in information product category, including desktop computers, tablets, notebook computers, integrated computers and varies printers.

    Although the government has not spelled out the exact reason behind the ban, analysts speculate high cost and compatibility are two primary causes. The retail price of Windows 8 in China is 888 yuan ($142) and its predecessor Windows 7 costs about 400 yuan ($64.4). Another reason could be that many Chinese government's websites may not be compatible with Windows 8, according to China Business News.

    "We have been and will continue to provide Windows 7 to government customers. At the same time we are working on the Window 8 evaluation with relevant government agencies," Microsoft statement said.

    Central Government Procurement Center's ban on Window 8 system may provide a rare opportunity to homegrown operating systems. In terms of easy of use and compatibility, domestically developed Linux-based Ubuntu Kylin OS and Neokylin Linux Secure OS can be the alternatives. Although lack of supportive environment means local operating systems will find it tough to crack the general PC market.

    China Business News citied analyst's saying that this ban should not be interpreted as a total prohibition. The appendix of the document released by Central Government Procurement Center indicates that this is a limited move apparently confined to just 10 laptops, 10 desktops, five tablets and five integrated computers.

    Boost information service stock

    After the announcement was made public, mainland's information service stocks surged in the Tuesday afternoon trading, with seven stocks hitting the 10 percent daily limit.

    Firms that saw the surge in stock price after the announcement of the ban, which applies to desktop, laptop and tablet computers, include China National Software & Service Company and Beijing Join-cheer Software Company.

    Security Times report citing an anonymous industry source said Linux operating systems could be the main substitute of Windows 8, besides Windows 7 or XP. China Standard Software Co's Neokylin Linux Secure OS is among the alternatives, and the company is CNSSC's 50 percent subsidiary.

    China Business News quoting Sinolink Securities' research report said that there are about 125 million users of Windows XP across China, and the operating system dominantes government and State-owned enterprises with around 70 percent market share.

    "Not a single company listed in Chinese A share market has the capability to develop a competent OS to rival Microsoft," China Business News quoted an analyst in a Shanghai securities company.

    Windows 8 milestones:

    Year of development: 2007

    Public unveiling: 2011

    Launch year: 2012

    Global market share: 6.38%

    Total licenses sold: 200 million

    Local firms can benefit from Windows 8 ban

    Local firms can benefit from Windows 8 ban

    Termination of Windows XP Fans' love affair with Windows XP faces divorce

    Hot Topics

    Editor's Picks
    ...
    ...
    狠狠精品干练久久久无码中文字幕| 精品久久久久中文字幕日本| 无码内射中文字幕岛国片| 无码少妇一区二区三区浪潮AV| 亚洲中文字幕无码久久综合网| 日韩乱码人妻无码中文字幕久久| 最近最新中文字幕| 亚洲毛片av日韩av无码| 日韩亚洲AV无码一区二区不卡 | 无码精品A∨在线观看| √天堂中文官网在线| 国产精品无码av在线播放| 亚洲AV综合色区无码一区爱AV| 亚洲精品人成无码中文毛片| 亚洲中文字幕无码不卡电影| 久久无码人妻精品一区二区三区| 久久久无码精品亚洲日韩按摩| 少妇性饥渴无码A区免费| 日本免费在线中文字幕| 中文字幕日韩精品无码内射| 午夜精品久久久久久久无码| 国产成人AV片无码免费| 久久精品国产亚洲AV无码偷窥| 亚洲色中文字幕无码AV| 成人午夜亚洲精品无码网站 | 中文字幕av无码专区第一页| 五月婷婷在线中文字幕观看 | 中文字幕第3页| 日韩中文字幕在线视频| 最近2019在线观看中文视频| 日韩中文字幕在线播放| 精品人妻中文字幕有码在线 | 欧美日韩毛片熟妇有码无码| 狠狠综合久久综合中文88| 最近高清中文在线国语字幕5| 中文字幕天天躁日日躁狠狠躁免费| 熟妇人妻不卡中文字幕| 色综合久久中文综合网| 中文字幕51日韩视频| 野花在线无码视频在线播放| 狠狠精品久久久无码中文字幕 |