Aptly put. Though these aren't really random military drills.
I know the subjects your alluding too (not the ones that you've mentioned). These drills are drills done by the Military Police, they take place every year during important periods in China. Before the the upcoming anniversary, before the government meetings… Read more
The Chinese government won't use it themselves either. China's infrastructure is so built on XP that if they switch to a half cocked OS it'll fall apart. Look at how the subway systems in Beijing and Shanghai work. They're built on top of Windows XP.
As to people taking CCTV seriously, quite a lot of people actually… Read more
You are correct. MIUI is a full custom rom. I guess I'm a purist =[ I consider roms to be skins ontop of android if they weren't a full on fork.
The team behind MIUI is Xiaomi - a company whose CEO is so egotistical that he fed to the press through a third party that he is the Steve Jobs of China only to deny that he… Read more