WannaCry ransomware is the catalyst Chinese president Xi Jinping needed to rally the world, and his countrymen, behind an alternative to the current technology hegemony. Just as President Xi Jinping steps on stage to outline his vision for a Chinese century, the world becomes hostage to malicious software. Both Apple Inc. and the open-source Linux operating system offer solid non-Microsoft options, however two decades after their introduction, neither has gained the traction needed to knock Windows off its perch. China already tried, and failed, to build its own operating system. Xi on Sunday spoke of a “world fraught with challenges” and offered his own multilateral plan as an antidote.

Source: Mint May 15, 2017 06:00 UTC