Chinese Firms Could Benefit From Microsoft's Loss in China
Source: Gartner
By awarding software contracts to six Chinese vendors, including Red Flag, the Beijing municipal government builds momentum for Chinese vendors and the Linux operating system while rejecting Microsoft.
On 28 December 2001, the Beijing municipal government selected several vendors to provide operating system (OS), office automation (OA) and antivirus software for government PCs acquired without copyrighted software. Beijing selected only Chinese companies, including Red Flag (for its Linux OS) and Kingsoft (for its WPS Office OA product). Microsoft, which was among the seven vendors that bid for the contract, was the only one not selected.
