[theprodigy]

The majority of PCs sold run in the world runs windows. They are pretty much complementary. So the amount of PC sold should be similar to the amount of OS sold.

If they are not similar then you got to look at substitute OS that these PC users are using, ie linux, pirated software, etc. I highly doubt these Chinese consumers know anything about Linux being a viable option. Linux hasn’t even deeply penetrated the desktop OS market here in America. There could be higher density of usage in areas like the Silicon Valley, but as a whole the average joe shmo American who are more enlightened consumers than the Chinese won’t be using Linux as a alternative in mass.

So what are these PCs running on? It’s pirated copies of different distributions of Windows.

This is because the IP laws aren’t being enforced, Chinese consumers don’t see the value of buying the real windows version (ie: updates) or the consumer is not educated and doesn’t know if they are buying real or a pirated copy of windows.

Microsoft is getting jipped in china because they should be getting $ on almost every PC sold in that country.