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Microsoft may have ended its support for Windows XP this week, but the OS will continue to receive patches in China. Microsoft will collaborate with Lenovo and Tencent Holdings in an effort to provide support for Windows XP to Chinese users, according to Reuters.
The vast majority of Chinese PC users, roughly 200 million, or 70 percent, are running Windows XP, according to data from Zhongguancun Online. One of the main issues that keeps PC owners in China from upgrading to a more current OS like Windows 8 could be price. A copy of Windows 8 retails for at least $140, or 888 yuan, in China.
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It's sad that Microsoft is still supporting XP in China, but does not support the rest of the world's countries like America where XP still has many users.
I bet next Microsoft will support the Xbox 360 for many years longer in the rest of the world in China to play 360 Chinese games made for Chinese gamers.
Crazy, that Windows 8 cost $140 for the install disc.
The vast majority of Chinese PC users, roughly 200 million, or 70 percent, are running Windows XP, according to data from Zhongguancun Online. One of the main issues that keeps PC owners in China from upgrading to a more current OS like Windows 8 could be price. A copy of Windows 8 retails for at least $140, or 888 yuan, in China.
Read more:
It's sad that Microsoft is still supporting XP in China, but does not support the rest of the world's countries like America where XP still has many users.
I bet next Microsoft will support the Xbox 360 for many years longer in the rest of the world in China to play 360 Chinese games made for Chinese gamers.
Crazy, that Windows 8 cost $140 for the install disc.
