The Chinese government has decreed that they want Linux compatible computers. That's a fairly strong sign that the Chinese want to embrace open source software. Behind the headline though is an interesting snippet:

Thirty-three desktop models from hardware vendors including Acer, Asustek, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard Taiwan, were certified Linux-compatible, while four models each from Gigabyte Technology and Synnex Technology International were still under evaluation, according to the newspaper report.

There are some interesting missing names there, and the names which are there focus on the big far-east companies (Acer, Asustek, Gigabyte).