China Plans to Replace All Windows Machines with Linux Rigs by 2020

Posted by the_doctor on Nov 1, 2014 11:34 AM EDT
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Most of the mainstream angst directed towards Windows 8 and 8.1 in the U.S. has to do with the Modern UI and little things like the lack of a Start menu. But while hopes are high that Windows 10 will be the OS everyone wanted Windows 8 to be, China's concerns run much deeper than the UI. As such, China reportedly plans to undergo a "de-Windowsifying" process in which its systems will be move to a state-endorsed version of Linux by 2020.

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Redmond will pull out all the stops. Ridcully 10 2,483 Nov 4, 2014 10:53 PM

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