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Japan, China and S. Korea to jointly develop new OS
Japan, China and South Korea plan to develop an original Operating System (OS) in a bid to challenge the domination of Microsoft Corp?s Windows, news reports said.
The three countries are expected to reach an accord in mid-September, when senior trade ministry officials are to hold another meeting, Asahi said. The accord would be the first signed by major economies, the two dailies said. Under the expected tie-up, the partners are expected to improve open-source operating system, like Linux.
The three countries are to set up a joint private-sector promotion committee in mid-November, to include Japanese businesses such as NTT Data Corp, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, NEC Corp, Hitachi Ltd. and Fujitsu Ltd. The project is part of combined efforts to reduce heavy reliance on Microsoft?s operating system, which they say has oppressed their business strength in the computer software industry.
Japan, China and South Korea have also noted the risk of overconcentration of a single software product, they said.
Computer viruses targeting Windows? defects have been rapidly proliferating, awakening global industry officials to the importance of reviewing reliance on Microsoft?s operating software.
To develop a Windows replacement, the partners will make improvements to Linux or other open-source programmes, using their basic designs, and develop their own unique application software programmes, including those for word processing and spreadsheets.
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