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China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers (www.ft.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Microsoft’s Windows and foreign database programs also sidelined as Beijing favours Chinese hardware and software

Among the 18 approved processors were chips from Huawei and state-backed group Phytium. Both are on Washington’s export blacklist. Chinese processor makers are using a mixture of chip architectures including Intel’s x86, Arm and homegrown ones, while operating systems are derived from open-source Linux software.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Good faster we get away from micro$oft's monopoly shit the better.