China Bans Use of Microsoft’s Windows 8 on Government Computers

May 20th, 2014

To save energy. *wink*

Via: Reuters:

China has banned government use of Windows 8, Microsoft Corp’s latest operating system (OS), in a blow to the U.S. technology company which has long been plagued by sales woes in the country.

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

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