China prepares for October "home" OS
China hopes to release its own "home" operating system by October this year. The design should allow to reduce dependence on foreign developments, such as Windows. Such a statement on Sunday by the China news agency Xinhua. The agency indicated in the name of the operating system, but it is reported that initially it will be designed to run on personal computers. Later it will be released mobile version for smartphones. English business newspaper Peoples Post and Telecommunication News, manufactured by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the OS will be released in mid-October and will support the application directory.
Recall that in March this year, the country has established a special Producers Alliance, which is developing the OS to release. In addition, earlier this year, China banned the use of Windows 8 in the government sector, after Microsoft in April stopped supporting Windows XP. also be recalled that after the cessation of support for Windows XP, the PRC authorities raided the offices of local corporations, referring to the conduct of antitrust investigation.
The article says, in part to develop a new operating system sponsor and Chinese private companies. What exactly, the article also stated. In the past, China has been developing the "home" OS: in 2000 there was announced a system of Red Flag Linux, which is partly funded by the Ministry of Industry. At the same time the authorities have stated that the Red Flag - an alternative to Windows 2000. Then any significant friction between Microsoft and the official Beijing regarding the use of software.
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