The End of Naked PCs in China?

fishter writes "The Chinese Government is calling on PC manufacturers to ensure that a properly licensed operating system is installed on their products before they leave the factory. One manufacturer has already signed a deal with Microsoft to install its operating systems on all its personal PC products. The edict would also apply to foreign manufacturers supplying PCs to Chinese companies and residents."

Comments

Re:The Physical Install

[voice_of_all_reason]

You must be new to The People's Republic.

Their government doesn't take too kindly to wise-asses getting around the intent of the law. Enjoy your gulag!

Re:as if this will have any effect on chinese pira

[Trigun]

you can even buy DVD's of movies there before the movie is released in theaters over here (not camcorder-made either) !

Geez, you would think that having the dvd presses in China and paying the workers peanuts would amount to a very tight supply chain.

Re:Doesn't mean it has to be Windows

[suv4x4]

"I hate the way this whole 'naked PC' thing is painted as purely a piracy issue. We just bought 10 Workstations from HP that come with WinXP Pro and no way to buy them without despite the fact that they are intended as Linux machines and HP advertises them as fully Linux compatible."

You actually bought the machines purely for the Windows didn't you? You love Microsoft, and you love Windows, it's best to confess, you don't want something to.. you know... happen to your home machine's Automatic Updates, now do you?

- B.G.

Re:But it does...

[Mateo_LeFou]

Actually the kittens exist in a 50% "drowned", 50% "sunk" state until you open the box.