“Li Mingshu may not be in the same name-recognition league as
Bill Gates, but people like him could well pose a greater long-term
threat to Microsoft than the US Department of Justice.”
“As the deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Software, Professor Li this week officiated at the
launch of the world’s first Chinese-language 64-bit Linux operating
system.”
“The new 64-bit Linux system represents a major breakthrough for
the Chinese Academy of Science, which has spent the past 15 years
trying to develop an indigenous Chinese computer operating
system.”
“Considering the price of imported software in China, where
an authentic copy of Microsoft Windows 98 retails for the
equivalent of half a year’s wages for the average worker, the
efforts of the Chinese Academy of Science make good commercial
sense.“