I wonder who in the US government thought it was a good idea to provoke China (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/19/us-cybercrime-usa-china-idUSBREA4I09420140519). I doubt they will get a lobbyist job for Microsoft and Apple when the door revolves....
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/12332/20140808/china-bans-apples-iphone-ipad-and-macbook-computers-from-government-buying-list.htm Not too long ago the Chinese government banned Windows 8 from government agencies, and now a similar thing is being done with several Apple products. Products on the list include the iPhone, iPad and MacBook devices. >From what we've come to understand, 10 Apple products are on the list, which includes the iPad Air, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. This is a big deal for Apple, but no so much of a problem since the company can still sell its products to Chinese consumers. Apple isn't the first U.S. based company to come under this kind of scrutiny, as the likes of Microsoft, Dell, Symantec, Kaspersky, and many more have been under the spotlight for quite some time. China claims its recent assault on U.S. companies have a lot to do with market monopoly and security. However, we believe it has much to do with the NSA debacle. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.