The writer makes it sound like all of China is going to stop using US chips- it is only government, a very small part of the market.-maybe 1-2 % of the Chinese market?
"Meanwhile, it should be noted that the bulk of AMD's and Intel's sales in China are sales of chips to PC makers, not the government agencies.",
Yeah, sounds like it’s designed for maximum PR effect but minimum real world effect. Which makes sense — it would be a case cutting off their face to spite their nose to move to their own crappy CPUs.
His forte is typos not clickbait. But in all seriousness, most western articles about this have presented it in the same manner as if the sky were falling so you really can't blame Future from inflating significance as well.
I bet it has something to do with pluton, the MS firmware which can connect to the internet without user consent now embeded inside of many CPUs today.
Last night, my SwiftKey keyboard popped up more than once "a deep AI search" above the autocomplete line. I had to go into the settings to disable it. Made me reflect how Microsoft is always forcing things on people without asking.
Geopolitical issues aside, I actually really look forward to how this is going to work out. Even among the educated, the portion that uses Linux is much lower in China than the US from my own experience. I can't imagine the government employees to be the lead of adopting Linux for day to day use. EU failed to convert to Linux years ago. If China succeeds in converting to Linux and stick even for that group of people, it could be hugely beneficial for the Linux desktop ecosystem as an example. Not to mention the additional users and developers that would help polishing it once they've converted over.
It won't be the year of Linux desktop, but I'm more disgusted by the crap MS is adding to Windows every day and boosting the alternative a bit could help and might even force Windows back onto a saner track.
The online presses make it sounds like this is something new. This is not very different from the US "buy American" guidelines of government procurement. All countries have "buy domestic only" rules for government purchase. The degree of which depends on a country's technical prowess. A lot of countries, including US allies, won't allow MS Windows in government agencies.
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Papaspud - Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - link
The writer makes it sound like all of China is going to stop using US chips- it is only government, a very small part of the market.-maybe 1-2 % of the Chinese market?"Meanwhile, it should be noted that the bulk of AMD's and Intel's sales in China are sales of chips to PC makers, not the government agencies.",
they sneak that in near the end.
Blastdoor - Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - link
Yeah, sounds like it’s designed for maximum PR effect but minimum real world effect. Which makes sense — it would be a case cutting off their face to spite their nose to move to their own crappy CPUs.wr3zzz - Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - link
Look at the byline. It's his forte.PeachNCream - Thursday, March 28, 2024 - link
His forte is typos not clickbait. But in all seriousness, most western articles about this have presented it in the same manner as if the sky were falling so you really can't blame Future from inflating significance as well.ballsystemlord - Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - link
I bet it has something to do with pluton, the MS firmware which can connect to the internet without user consent now embeded inside of many CPUs today.Threska - Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - link
AMD laptop CPU and one particular snapdragon. Also Intel doesn't use.https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/02/microsoft_p...
ballsystemlord - Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - link
Nice find!GeoffreyA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - link
Last night, my SwiftKey keyboard popped up more than once "a deep AI search" above the autocomplete line. I had to go into the settings to disable it. Made me reflect how Microsoft is always forcing things on people without asking.PeachNCream - Thursday, March 28, 2024 - link
Linux sucks but doesn't do that to you. Join uuussssss....GeoffreyA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - link
If the US, why not China? What's good for the goose is good for the gander.wujj123456 - Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - link
Geopolitical issues aside, I actually really look forward to how this is going to work out. Even among the educated, the portion that uses Linux is much lower in China than the US from my own experience. I can't imagine the government employees to be the lead of adopting Linux for day to day use. EU failed to convert to Linux years ago. If China succeeds in converting to Linux and stick even for that group of people, it could be hugely beneficial for the Linux desktop ecosystem as an example. Not to mention the additional users and developers that would help polishing it once they've converted over.It won't be the year of Linux desktop, but I'm more disgusted by the crap MS is adding to Windows every day and boosting the alternative a bit could help and might even force Windows back onto a saner track.
wr3zzz - Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - link
The online presses make it sounds like this is something new. This is not very different from the US "buy American" guidelines of government procurement. All countries have "buy domestic only" rules for government purchase. The degree of which depends on a country's technical prowess. A lot of countries, including US allies, won't allow MS Windows in government agencies.