Software Market in China Market research report from the US Embassy in Beijing, September 1998. Although foreign brand computers have less market share than before, they are still the major players in the business computer field. Significant new demand has been created by the government s commitment to buy legal copies and the removal of illegal software copies with Y2K flaws. Stiff competition from Linux is emerging, which provides foreign vendors with an opportunity. The highest dollar value software is in operating systems and database management software.
Japan remains a strong competitor in the computer game industry.
Most U.S. computer products appear to enter China via gray marketing channels from Hong Kong and do not appear in official Chinese trade statistics. The following figures do not include the software used in telecommunications switches. Enter a company name or a portion of the name. Use quotes to group words together. Search Tips can be found here.