China's Government Unveils 'China Operating System' To Great Skepticism

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 17, 2014 @07:33AM from the search-many-of-your-favorite-words dept.

redletterdave writes "The government of China is not too fond of foreign mobile operating systems like iOS and Android, so the country cooked up its own homegrown solution: A Linux-based, open-source operating system called the COS, or China Operating System. But consumers have every right to be skeptical; China is using the recent NSA scandal in the U.S. to push its own product. A government-approved mobile operating system, especially in China of all places, reeks of its own backdoor exploits for governmental spying."

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US Operating System by Niterios · 2014-01-17 07:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Quick! Someone in the US pirate this and give them a taste of their own medicine!
MaOS by orledrat · 2014-01-17 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm not upgrading. I'm sticking with MaOS. I like my standards open.