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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Tue May 20, 2014, 10:49 AM May 2014

China bans GMO food and MS Windows 8. This will be an interesting test

of their financial clout.

IMO, this may be an unexpected blessing.

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China bans GMO food and MS Windows 8. This will be an interesting test (Original Post) CK_John May 2014 OP

Funny just when crappy Windows 8 improved (slightly). gordianot May 2014 #1

Are they banning pirated copies of Windows 8 too?...nt SidDithers May 2014 #2

No need to retrain a billion hackers. CK_John May 2014 #3

So has 95% of DU. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2014 #4

Banning Windows 8 and GMO's CountAllVotes May 2014 #5

gordianot

(15,233 posts)

1. Funny just when crappy Windows 8 improved (slightly).

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:58 AM

May 2014

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

2. Are they banning pirated copies of Windows 8 too?...nt

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:59 AM

May 2014

Sid

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

3. No need to retrain a billion hackers.

Reply to SidDithers (Reply #2)

Tue May 20, 2014, 11:01 AM

May 2014

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)

4. So has 95% of DU. nt

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 11:03 AM

May 2014

CountAllVotes

(20,866 posts)

5. Banning Windows 8 and GMO's

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 11:11 AM

May 2014

I wonder if Lenovo will stop making computers with Windows 8/8.1 on them? I rather doubt they will do this.

I'd like to see them walk their talk!

Has anyone else besides me noticed that many new computers being sold refer to the OS as "the new Windows" which = Windows 8/8.1?

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