In May 2014, the Government of China banned the internal purchase of Windows 8-based products under government contracts requiring "energy-efficient" devices. The Xinhua News Agency claimed that Windows 8 was being banned in protest of Microsoft's support lifecycle policy and the end of support for Windows XP (which, as of January 2014, had a market share of 49% in China), as the government "obviously cannot ignore the risks of running OS [sic] without guaranteed technical support." However, Ni Guangnan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had also previously warned that Windows 8 could allegedly expose users to surveillance by the United States government due to its heavy use of internet-based services.
In May 2014 , the Government of China banned the internal purchase of Windows 8-based products under government contracts requiring " energy - efficient " devices . The Xinhua News Agency claimed that Windows 8 was being banned in protest of Microsoft 's support lifecycle policy and the end of support for Windows XP ( which , as of January 2014 , had a market share of 49 % in China ) , as the government " obviously can not ignore the risks of running OS [ sic ] without guaranteed technical support . " However , Ni Guangnan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had also previously warned that Windows 8 could allegedly expose users to surveillance by the United States government due to its heavy use of internet - based services .
When did the Chinese government ban the purchase of Windows 8 products?
When did the Chinese government ban the purchase of Windows 8 products ?
May 2014
May 2014