Why not Windows 11? Because China, like many other non-US governments, no longer trusts American companies with their software and services. This approach is all about digital sovereignty.
I never understood why any country would allow their government computers to run proprietary software from a foreign (to them) company.
I’m sure that China had access to a lot of Windows source code as part of their previous agreement, but it’s far too big a risk, really, for any country, even the United States, to run Windows.
As far as I’m concerned, China is decades late in making this decision, and it’s still ahead of a lot of (most?) governments.
I never understood why any country would allow their government computers to run proprietary software from a foreign (to them) company.
I’m sure that China had access to a lot of Windows source code as part of their previous agreement, but it’s far too big a risk, really, for any country, even the United States, to run Windows.
As far as I’m concerned, China is decades late in making this decision, and it’s still ahead of a lot of (most?) governments.