> -----Original Message----- > From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob > Howells > Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 4:55 PM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Another hit against Microsoft > > > Macintouch 25.8.03 > > Cnet Asia reports on a Chinese initiative to eliminate Windows > dependence: > > A new policy from China's governing body states that all government > ministries must buy only locally produced software at the next upgrade > cycle. > > The State Council's move, aimed at breaking the dominance > of Microsoft on desktop computers, > will eliminate Microsoft's Windows operating system and > Office productivity suite from hundreds of thousands of > Chinese government computers over the next few years.
ROFLAMO, this is great only for one problem, what will replace it, I know of no "locally produced" software from china. Most of the *nix's are international collaborations </me shrugs, maybe some new upstart business in China will start making OS and Office software> Anything is better than M$ only wish the companies that manufactured engineering tools like Protel would listen (that is all that keeps this machine using M$ software) Regards, Kat. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003
