Comments on: U.S. calls for more antipiracy action from China

Government officials applaud China's PC and optical disc factory crackdown but say more action is needed.

[greuma]

Linux not legal?

***? Why would the following comment even be added to a supposed news article:

(It wasn't clear whether Linux would qualify--Wu said only that "legal operating systems must be preloaded on all machines.")

I wasn't aware that Linux was a pirated operating system. I guess if you don't pay microsoft for it, then it can't be legal. Note the sarcasm.

[hackingbear]

Preload Linux, reinstall pirated XP

Th smaller manufacturer will just pre-install Linux and the end-user will just prompt re-install a pirated copy of Windows and other applications.

The mom-and-pop shops which account for most of the PC outlets will simply ignore this rule.

Making a law is not that useful in China because breaking the laws is a national habits among people.

[hackingbear]

Preload Linux, reinstall pirated XP

Th smaller manufacturer will just pre-install Linux and the end-user will just prompt re-install a pirated copy of Windows and other applications.

The mom-and-pop shops which account for most of the PC outlets will simply ignore this rule.

Making a law is not that useful in China because breaking the laws is a national habits among people.

[Maccess]

Just another idiot

It looks like it was just another stupid comment from yet another incompetent writer.

The real meat is that many people don't realize how cunning the Chinese really are.

Do you honestly think these smart people would willingly make a commitment to purchase billions of dollars to purchase foreign operating system technology?

No, it's not about promoting Windows.

Note that Wu said very clearly, "A legal operating system." He DID NOT say Windows, notwithstanding what the writer said.

Let's not forget that the last five years China has been working on an Asian flavor of Linux.

http://cio-asia.com/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=3015&pubid=5&issueid=71
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2004/tc20040330_6891_tc167.htm
http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/12/08/2034216&from=rss
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3105171
http://lwn.net/Articles/179317/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/11/18/BUGRM34CUC1.DTL

They wouldn't have made that concession if they didn't see it as a step to promoting their own technnology.

..and that American software company that makes OSs? Well, they just don't see it coming...

[Maccess]

Classic FUD.

Just like saying:

"It wasn't clear whether China is really a country--Wu said only that...

Not saying something doesn't mean that it ain't so.

Sorry, but that kind of FUD doesn't work anymore.