The Chinese government plans to continue using Windows XP as "Windows 8 is too high"

There are still many people using Windows XP whose support was terminated on April 9, and depending on the government and companies, MicrosoftCustom support contract with 95% discount priceIn China where Windows XP users account for more than half, there is no intention of the government to upgrade to Windows 8, and there is no plan to enter custom support agreement.

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In China, especially people who use Windows XP,StatCounterAccording to a survey in September 2013, it says that about half of PCs in China are equipped with Windows XP, and another survey shows that the percentage of Windows XP reaches 70% .

ByChris Hartford

In light of the large number of Windows XP users, copyright infringement authorities Yan Xiaohong proposed to Microsoft to extend support as "termination of support would encourage security problems and software piracy."

However, as planned, support ended on April 9. In response to thisThe British governmentWe have also concluded custom support agreement with Microsoft at about 5.55 million pounds (about 960 million yen) so that we can use Windows XP with confidence after April 8, and the Dutch government has traded several million euros in scale Although it is, the Chinese government does not seem to have a custom support contract.

ByPhilip Jägenstedt

The price of Windows 8 for personal use in China is 888 yuan (about 15,000 yen), and the promotional price is 299 yuan (about 5000 yen). Xiaohong says that the upgrade to Windows 8 is "too expensive", it seems that there is no intention of upgrading. In China, where Windows XP users still dominate, security companies are developing patches to raise the security level, and trying to solve the problem by distributing patches.