BEIJING,
Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- After
concerns about U.S. surveillance and a monopoly probe of Microsoft, there is
some good news for China's homegrown operating system (OS): a desktop version
may be ready in October.
Ni
Guangnan of the Chinese Academy of Engineering told the People's Post and
Telecommunications News that the OS will be first seen on desktop devices and
later expanded to smartphones and other mobile devices.
Ni
heads an OS development alliance established in March. There are still problems
in the program, including a lack of research funds and too many developers
pulling in different directions.
"China
has more than a dozen mobile OS developers with no independent intellectual
property rights because their research is based on Android," said Ni,
adding future development should be led by the government.
According
to the report, Ni said the end of Windows XP and the government ban on the
procurement of Windows 8 have opened the door to domestic OS developers.
"Our
key to success lies in an environment that can help us compete with Google,
Apple and Microsoft," said Ni.
