Chinese Government Orders State Firms to Dump Foreign PCs in 24 Months

Bloomberg reported today that the Chinese state government will require all state firms to eliminate foreign PCs within two years.  An estimated 50 million PCs will be affected.

Note that this affects state firms, not individual Chinese.

The move is likely made to reduce Chinese dependence on foreign components and help the state “turtle up” to withstand any future sanctions.  China also uses Linux derivatives for its operating system, potentially giving it a plug-to-user independence.

Western PC vendors (HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) will be affected by the loss of this market.  It’s unclear if Microsoft will be affected, given the porous nature of software compliance by the Chinese state.

Thanks to LowEndTalk member @dane_doherty for sharing this news on LET!

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