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		w1ntermute on May 20, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China bans use of Windows 8 on government computer... Everyone uses Windows in China. Half the sites won't even render correctly unless you use IE.

Svip on May 20, 2014 | [–]

This is the government we are talking about. They visit websites outside the Great Firewall. So they need a modern browser.

crimsonalucard on May 21, 2014 | [–]

A major Hong Kong Bank even listed IE as a required browser you needed to use to access your account. Insane.

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