OpenStack 05/22/2014 (p.m.)

• China bans use of Microsoft's Windows 8 on government computers | Reuters

  Tags: China, operating systems, Windows-8, security

  • China has banned government use of Windows 8, Microsoft Corp's latest operating system, a blow to a U.S. technology company that has long struggled with sales in the country.

    The Central Government Procurement Center issued the ban on installing Windows 8 on Chinese government computers as part of a notice on the use of energy-saving products, posted on its website last week.

    The official Xinhua news agency said the ban was to ensure computer security after Microsoft ended support for its Windows XP operating system, which was widely used in China.

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