China seemingly takes revenge on Microsoft for ending XP support, bans Windows 8

[Guest Brad Reed]

Oh, so you're ending support for Windows XP and you want us to upgrade to Windows 8? Not so fast, says the Chinese government. Reuters reports that China's government has banned Windows 8 from being installed onto its computers for reasons that aren't quite clear but that seemingly relate to the end of support for Windows XP, which research firm Canalys says makes up 50% of China's desktop market.

 

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