Comment In China "8" is a VERY LUCKY, Auspicious number (Score 1) 200
Perhaps its just a little nauseating to the Chinese culture that they "Kentucky Fry" their national good fortune with yet another mediocre iteration of oppressive corporate software that aims to dominate the market, serve self interest at the expense of the customer, to be the remaining choice available.
Furthermore, the Chinese are pragmatic, and in light of the fact that Microsoft, quite undemocratically, willfully ignores the majority preference of XP in a "free market" it would seem a bit inconsistent of them to endorse such backward economic policy.
They're not complete fascists, after all. Just L8 bloomers.