The country, which has long decried Windows as spyware and even went so far as to announce the opinion on primetime television, has been working on a process it referred to as “dewindowsifying”, involving a custom version of Linux specifically created to replace the operating system.
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“Importantly, we will maintain ownership of the core Windows 10 technology while working, as we’ve always done, to allow customers and partners to build components that plug into our platform”, Microsoft said.
MICROSOFT’S JAMMY SOD DEPARTMENT sod department has managed to pull off something of a coup with the announcement that it is to form a joint venture to bring Windows 10 to the Chinese public sector. CETC is a technology provider for both the Chinese military and civilians.
The original partnership was announced in September and involved a regionalised version of Windows 10 for consumers, running Baidu as its primary search engine instead of Bing. The service was specially extended to government agencies and state-owned institutions. Microsoft’s flagship software is available in 190 markets around the world – but it just got a big boost in China through a government alliance. “These steps will provide training and certification to the relevant CETC subsidiary companies from Microsoft for the latest technology for Windows deployment, support and best practices”. After the accusation was made, the Chinese government took serious measures, and put various bans on the supply of American products.
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Microsoft’s software is widely used in China, but often on a pirated basis that brings no revenue to the company. It will also be collecting feedback which will be used to develop updates for the localized version of Windows 10. He told us it’s a good move for Microsoft. The joint venture with a leading Chinese partner is a great opportunity for Microsoft to finally expand its business in China. After that, it will become available for government purchase, the software giant adds, and the joint venture can provide all the aforementioned services to make sure that the operating system is correctly deployed and all the included features work as they are supposed to.
