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Microsoft + China = No Go

Reports have surfaced today indicating that China will not allow government computers to come installed with any non-Chinese-developed software, putting a major crimp in Microsoft’s expansion strategy. I imagine Bill Gates is fuming, especially after having played nice, showing off the source code and courting the government there. How long until that source code turns […]

Reports have surfaced today indicating that China will not allow government computers to come installed with any non-Chinese-developed software, putting a major crimp in Microsoft’s expansion strategy. I imagine Bill Gates is fuming, especially after having played nice, showing off the source code and courting the government there.

How long until that source code turns up in the latest Chinese-built OSes?

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