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I personally use Debian (Linux), but I do not know A SINGLE Chinese person using Vista. I know some that tried it and went back to XP, but no one seems to actually be using it. The main problem is that Vista doesn't quite work properly for Chinese programs like QQ.

On the same note, in my 4 years of being in China and spending 2 years of that in the IT industry, I have not seen a single PC running a real copy of any version of Windows, not even once. It's practically impossible to buy a real copy in most of China anyway. Perhaps some fancy upmarket IT stores in Shanghai have real copies for sale (as a status symbol only), but apart from that good luck finding a real copy of windows in China.

They even have their own 'versions' of windows XP - I bought Ghost XP last week, it puts a ghost image of a working install on your computer and then updates the hardware, and installs commonly used programs such as office and photoshop etc.]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:48:48 -0400
I personally use Debian (Linux), but I do not know A SINGLE Chinese person using Vista. I know some that tried it and went back to XP, but no one seems to actually be using it. The main problem is that Vista doesn't quite work properly for Chinese programs like QQ.

On the same note, in my 4 years of being in China and spending 2 years of that in the IT industry, I have not seen a single PC running a real copy of any version of Windows, not even once. It's practically impossible to buy a real copy in most of China anyway. Perhaps some fancy upmarket IT stores in Shanghai have real copies for sale (as a status symbol only), but apart from that good luck finding a real copy of windows in China.

They even have their own 'versions' of windows XP - I bought Ghost XP last week, it puts a ghost image of a working install on your computer and then updates the hardware, and installs commonly used programs such as office and photoshop etc.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69031-china-stocks-risks-ahead?source=feed#comment-128600 128600
I've been here 4 years, speak the language, deal daily with listed companies and their staff, and I would NEVER invest in any Chinese stocks and it is clear to me that anyone who invests in ANY Mainland Chinese stocks usually has the false belief that trading is governed by laws. If you've invested in Chinese stocks, well, personally if that money was important to me I'd cut my losses or bubble gains right away before I lost all of it.]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:50:09 -0400
I've been here 4 years, speak the language, deal daily with listed companies and their staff, and I would NEVER invest in any Chinese stocks and it is clear to me that anyone who invests in ANY Mainland Chinese stocks usually has the false belief that trading is governed by laws. If you've invested in Chinese stocks, well, personally if that money was important to me I'd cut my losses or bubble gains right away before I lost all of it.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69053-inflation-in-china-we-ll-do-anything-to-kill-it-except-threaten-employment?source=feed#comment-128594 128594
Buying an apartment in Wuhan (central 2nd tier city) 2 years ago cost 2,000RMB/m2, today to buy an apartment in the same place costs 10,000RMB/m2. This is not some exception to the rule, this is happening across all 2nd level cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou etc are not affected so much by inflation).

Whoever has been calculating inflation rates for China is obviously sitting in some stalinist government building in Beijing shielded from real life.]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:37:13 -0400
Buying an apartment in Wuhan (central 2nd tier city) 2 years ago cost 2,000RMB/m2, today to buy an apartment in the same place costs 10,000RMB/m2. This is not some exception to the rule, this is happening across all 2nd level cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou etc are not affected so much by inflation).

Whoever has been calculating inflation rates for China is obviously sitting in some stalinist government building in Beijing shielded from real life.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/39506-an-open-letter-to-the-board-of-china-yuchai-international-limited?source=feed#comment-128591 128591
I just posted on my blog a story about a translation company in China who is going to be listed on the shanghai exchange this year, their plan is to raise funds, take the clients and staff, and start another company. They've done it before and have the FULL support and cooperation of local government and stock market regulators as well as state run media. Thats how business is done in China, if your lucky enough to actually make money (aside from 'bubble investments') from a Chinese investment, congratulations.]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:28:28 -0400
I just posted on my blog a story about a translation company in China who is going to be listed on the shanghai exchange this year, their plan is to raise funds, take the clients and staff, and start another company. They've done it before and have the FULL support and cooperation of local government and stock market regulators as well as state run media. Thats how business is done in China, if your lucky enough to actually make money (aside from 'bubble investments') from a Chinese investment, congratulations.]]>