527: Chapter 525 Taishan System Security Certification

Meanwhile, in order to retain its customers, Microsoft doubled down again.

Not only did it announce the continuation of the Win10 free upgrade program, but it also provided all users with one year of free maintenance, along with some other subsidies.

However, this stingy display once again drew the disdain of users.

At the same time, it made these users start looking forward to the early launch of Transsion's Taishan OS.

Meanwhile, at the Transsion headquarters in Shenzhen.

Li Qing watched the online buzz and hurriedly went to report to Shen Fei with a smile:

"Boss, isn't Microsoft helping us with free publicity? The whole internet is urging us to launch now, and pre-order intent registrations have already exceeded 5 million."

Shen Fei was looking at the mass production schedule for Qingyun computers and didn't take Microsoft's self-inflicted wound too seriously.

After all, high-end business warfare is never about what you do, but about waiting for your opponent to make a foolish mistake.

"It's as expected. They are a monopoly, and while relying on free services can indeed attract a large number of users, unfortunately, their foundation is unstable.

If their official version were stable enough, perhaps it could still have some impact on us, but now... users might not choose their free offerings anymore."

"By the way, how is the progress of the mass production plan? Can we launch on time in August?"

"Mr. Shen, Lu Weibin is truly a talent. The foundry is already operating at full capacity.

The first batch of Bird Mobile stock is 1.5 million units, and there are currently 300,000 units of Qingyun computers in stock; we can definitely launch in early August."

Li Qing nodded and then said:

"In addition, people from the China branches of Dell and HP have contacted us, wanting to discuss OEM cooperation. Can I pre-install the Taishan System on their computers?"

After speaking, Li Qing placed this official document on Shen Fei's desk. When he first saw this document, he had been greatly surprised.

After all, the Taishan PC System is not like graphics cards; in terms of graphics cards, they are in a position of absolute monopoly and possess an advantage.

But the system is different. Transsion is a challenger. Although the demonstration scheme is very strong, the outside world is not clear about how it performs specifically.

Moreover, the Windows system is firmly the boss, and the United States will absolutely not allow the Taishan System to rise, so when he received these invitations... Li Qing simply couldn't believe it.

Now... after Microsoft stabbed itself in the back, this matter is no longer impossible. After all, Microsoft...

"We can talk, but there's no rush. Just wait until they are truly making stable purchases before we proceed.

Right now, what we need to focus on is stabilizing the Qingyun series. Additionally, Governor Zhang has reached out to us, saying that the certification from the government and enterprise sector will soon have results."

Li Qing's eyes lit up: "You mean... the National Cryptographic Certification."

"Yes." Shen Fei nodded. After all, it is easier to get things done when you have connections in high places.

"The mobile version of Taishan OS has long passed the highest level of certification. The desktop version has also had its application submitted for some time. The authorities are even more anxious than we are; I estimate there will be news very soon."

...

Meanwhile, at Microsoft headquarters, even though night had fallen, it was still busy.

Nadella sat in the conference room, looking at the fault data report summarized by his subordinates.

Terry Myerson, who was standing in front of him, kept his head down. Let alone analyzing the causes of the problems, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly, as all the responsibility had fallen on him alone.

"23% of users who upgraded encountered faults of varying degrees, with 7% experiencing blue screens or data loss."

Nadella was obviously very angry about this, but he was past the point of anger, so he sounded calm instead.

"Is this what you said was ready for launch? Terry, what I wanted was to lock in users, not push them toward our competitors."

"We... we didn't expect so many problems to occur."

Terry was full of grievances at this moment, not knowing who to tell. "It was you who demanded that it must be launched within a week. The testing team only ran the mainstream configurations, and many drivers for older hardware didn't have time to be adapted... and there were some small bugs."

"What's the use of saying this now? Although I was a bit anxious, you could have stopped me!"

Nadella interrupted him, taking the opportunity to absolve himself of responsibility.

"Three days, I'll give you three days. You must fix all major bugs and release a patch. Also, prepare a PR plan immediately to restore user reputation."

After saying this, he continued to look at the large screen.

He had originally thought that the free upgrade was a brilliant move that could directly choke off the living space for Taishan OS, as they had done this in the past, and the effect had been very obvious.

But this time, it seemed like there was a mistake; they moved too fast and too rashly...

"By the way," Nadella suddenly thought of something and turned around to ask, "Is there any movement regarding government procurement in China? I see that Lenovo has been quite active recently. Will Transsion's system enter the government and enterprise procurement catalog?"

Terry was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Probably not, right? There are so many domestic desktop systems, but very few can pass the National Cryptographic Certification. Transsion just started making desktop systems; it won't be that fast..."

"It better be that way." Nadella glanced at him, but clearly did not take his words to heart. He planned to have someone investigate it later.

"Losing a little of the consumer market doesn't matter; government and enterprise procurement is the important strategic layout. If we lose the market in this area, none of us can bear the responsibility for it."

After all, who dares to say that a system doesn't have any problems? Of course, this is the most fundamental move, and it must absolutely not be exposed unless it is an absolute last resort.

But just as he was about to have someone investigate, the president of the China region suddenly sent an urgent email: [Urgent: Taishan OS has submitted for National Information Security Certification, and it is rumored that it will jump the queue for review.]

Nadella stared at the line of text, his heart skipping a beat; the thing he worried about most seemed to be gradually becoming reality.

In fact, before the Taishan OS press conference was held, the relevant departments of the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had already received the information security certification submitted by Transsion.

On the very day it was submitted, the authorities had already specially convened a special meeting.

At the meeting, the leader in charge made a direct decision: "An autonomous and controllable core operating system is the foundation of digital security. Transsion's Taishan System has been verified on the mobile side for so many years, and its stability and security have stood the test. The certification for the desktop version must be handled as a special case, but security must still be a key focus of the audit."

Just like that, the certification process, which would originally have taken at least half a year, was directly compressed to one and a half months.

Moreover, an expert group composed of more than 20 top experts in cryptography, operating systems, and network security moved directly into Transsion's Shenzhen headquarters.

They conducted a comprehensive inspection from four dimensions: kernel code, vulnerability protection, data privacy screening, and so on.

After all, some time ago, Transsion's mobile operating system had just been breached, so vulnerability protection was the top priority this time.

However, the results of this inspection surprised the entire expert group.