China emphasizes on the use of domestic hardware. To this end, the government has banned the use of computers, laptops and other hardware made by foreign companies. News TechRader.
The ban will confirm central and state-owned government entities, the report said.
As a result of the new ban, international companies such as HP and Dell will lose their large markets in the country. Not only hardware but also software companies are on the verge of losing market share. According to the report, China is leaning towards using Linux-based operating system as an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows. In this regard, Shanghai-based Standard Software will be one of the main carriers in the expansion of Linux market in China.
Currently, this ban applies for computers only. Irreplaceable components such as microprocessors are out of this list. It is expected that in the near future these will also be added to the list of sanctions.
Institutions those have special permits will not be subject to this restriction. However, in the beginning it was easy to get such permission, but in the future it will be difficult.
This is not the first government order to ban the use of foreign computers in China. In December 2019, The Financial Times published a report entitled “Beijing Directs Government Officials to Change Foreign Computers and Software.” At that time, the Trump administration was at odds with China. In addition, Huawei’s business activities were banned. In this context, the directive was asked to be implemented within three years.
