China to develop its own OS
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 08/24/2014 11:51 AM
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Chinese developers are thinking about a homegrown OS now that the government has banned Windows 8 and Microsoft is no longer supporting XP.
Ni Guangnan, of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the Xinhua news agency that a Chinese-backed operating system should be ready to launch by October of this year.
According to Guangnan, it's possible that all "foreign" operating systems could be eliminated on China's desktop computers within one to two years.
Back in 2000, backed by the government, Red Flag Linux was the required replacement for all governmental systems previously running Windows 2000. Penta Wan Jing Information Technology Industry Group acquired Red Flag's software assets for around $6.3 million.
Speaking to the People's Post and Telecommunications News, he said: "Creating an environment that allows us to compete with Google, Apple and Microsoft, that is our key to success."
Ni Guangnan, of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the Xinhua news agency that a Chinese-backed operating system should be ready to launch by October of this year.
According to Guangnan, it's possible that all "foreign" operating systems could be eliminated on China's desktop computers within one to two years.
Back in 2000, backed by the government, Red Flag Linux was the required replacement for all governmental systems previously running Windows 2000. Penta Wan Jing Information Technology Industry Group acquired Red Flag's software assets for around $6.3 million.
Speaking to the People's Post and Telecommunications News, he said: "Creating an environment that allows us to compete with Google, Apple and Microsoft, that is our key to success."
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