Not good!The American giant has declared that China needs to be prepared
It can be said that the United States today is already the most powerful scientific and technological power in the world. When China is in the fields of dishwashers, hand-drawn steel, new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, high-speed rail, etc., the United States has caught up with or surpassed them. However, the United States still has a monopoly on the market for semiconductor chips and operating systems.
In the field of chip design, the United States has chip giants such as Qualcomm, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, etc., and even the chip architecture and EDA software required by chips are monopolized by American companies. From this point, it can be seen that the United States has a great influence in the field of semiconductor chips. This is also the reason why the United States can revise the chip ban many times to restrict chips, while non-American leading companies such as TSMC, ASML, and Samsung are subject to the US chip regulations.
The operating systems in the United States include Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Google's Android system and Apple's iOS system have almost monopolized all the operating systems in the world, while Huawei's Red Devil operating system, although it is developing rapidly, only has a 2% market share in the world.
In the field of computer systems, Microsoft occupies a greater advantage, Microsoft's Windows system market share of more than 98%, almost all computers in the world need Microsoft's Windows operating system, China is no exception.
Not so long ago, Microsoft announced a startling decision: it will stop service to Russia on September 30. This news has attracted great attention and heated discussions around the world, and some foreign media have said that China must be ready to respond.
Now it seems that Microsoft may have been forced by the United States to announce the suspension of business with Russia. Despite the U.S. insistence that science knows no borders, the development of U.S. companies in the international market is subject to U.S. policy.
For Russia, Microsoft's suspension of service will have a huge impact on Russia's high-tech industry, but it will also be a heavy blow to Russia. Microsoft products and services have been widely used in the Russian market and have a great influence.
There is no doubt that the operating system is very important. China has been facing in the past"Lack of core and soul"The puzzle. The core shortage refers to the lack of high-end chips in China, and the chip production capacity cannot meet the domestic demand. "Soul can't give up" refers to the fact that China's operating system is very dependent on the United States. Until the advent of Huawei's Red Devil, China's mobile phones and computer systems mainly relied on Google's Android system and Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Putting the operating system and the chip together shows how important the operating system is, and the Red Devil system has attracted much attention as soon as it was launched. If the U.S. asks Microsoft to stop supplying Windows systems to China, then Microsoft will stop providing services to Russia, and China will have to think about how to respond.
At present, China is building computer operating systems, not only Huawei's Hongmeng system, but also Unicom's UOS system, and these domestic operating systems are also developing rapidly. It is reported that Wang Chenglu, general manager of Shenkaihong Company, has publicly announced that the Hongmeng system will be officially released in 2024.
There is no doubt that the HarmonyOS system will run on personal computers, even personal computers, although it is unclear how well the HarmonyOS will perform on personal computers, and whether it will be able to replace Microsoft's Windows system is also questionable. However, judging from the current performance of the Hongmeng system, this system should also be able to achieve good results when placed on a notebook.
What's more, the current Hongmeng system, whether in terms of software ecology or processor, has done a very good job, so many people have great expectations for the Hongmeng system.
As far as the Chinese PC market is concerned, Huawei has surpassed brands such as HP, Asus, and Mac to become the world's second largest PC manufacturer after Lenovo. Coupled with Huawei's strong support for the PC market, this HarmonyOS system is bound to quickly occupy a large number of users on smartphones like the HarmonyOS system.
But, in any case, China's dependence on Microsoft's Windows operating system is now inevitable. Considering that Microsoft has stopped serving Russia, China must take all possible measures to stop Microsoft from Chinese users of Windows systems.
For operating systems, China should accelerate the pace of technological innovation. In today's globalized environment, operating systems are not only related to the development of enterprises, but also related to the development of technology. In the past, U.S. companies such as Google, Apple, Qualcomm, have all faced the danger of user privacy being stolen and sent to the United States. Due to security risks, American chip maker Micron has also been partially banned by Chinese authorities.
It is difficult to say whether Microsoft's Windows system also exists, but in order to ensure China's information security, an alternative to the Windows operating system must be developed as soon as possible. Lacking a core or soul, China has only mastered the most basic technology at a time of rapid development, so as not to get stuck in its throat.