China ditches Microsoft
中国放弃微软
China is pulling the plug on an older version of Microsoft Corp’s Windows 10, tailored for government agencies, taking another step toward rooting out the world’s most popular PC software in a broader effort to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
中国正在停止为政府机构量身定制的旧版微软Windows 10,为根除世界上最受欢迎的PC软件迈出又一步,以更广泛的努力减少对外国技术的依赖。
Why it matters? Because China has not taken a more recent Windows version into use. This mean there will be no windows in China.
为什么这很重要?因为中国还没有使用更新的Windows版本。这意味着中国将没有窗户。
China has largely moved to Linux by now. But it is Chinese Linux developed in China.
目前中国已经大部分转向Linux。但它是中国开发的中文Linux。
Chinese Ministry of State Security recently told some state-linked entities to uninstall customised Windows 10 software from their machines, people familiar with the matter said.
知情人士称,中国国家安全部最近要求一些与国家有联系的实体从其机器上卸载定制的 Windows 10 软件。
That moves up the schedule to discontinue the operating system by several months, they added, underscoring Beijing’s increasing discomfort with using a key US technology.
他们补充说,这将停止使用该操作系统的时间表提前了几个月,突显北京方面对使用美国一项关键技术越来越感到不安。
CMIT, a joint venture between Microsoft and state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corp, was founded in 2016 to help ensure Windows 10 is compliant with Beijing’s security requirements. Windows 10 was released in 2015 in USA.
CMIT 是微软与国有企业中国电子科技集团公司的合资企业,成立于 2016 年,旨在帮助确保 Windows 10 符合北京的安全要求。 Windows 10 于 2015 年在美国发布。