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The specialized Chinese version of Windows was already scheduled for retirement in February 2027, but now its end-of-life date has been moved up.

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[-] lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz 4 points 1 week ago

@rimu China has the additional advantage of Huawei's HarmonyOS (local Linux-esque OS): https://consumer.huawei.com/en/harmonyos/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS

[-] Bot@sub.community 4 points 1 week ago

People in China who use HarmonyOS get arrested for using VPNs, its base code wiring directly to local police stations, lol

[-] lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz 1 points 1 week ago

@rimu all the smart nations are doing it.

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