[nwatson]

This is won't stop corrupt Chinese officials with money to burn, and also will play out just like the BYOD scenario for mobile phones in corporations in the US:

BYOD phenomenon:

  * company issues BlackBerry or Windows 6.x phones
  * executive has money to burn, likes the iPhone/iPad
  * executive brings iPhone/iPad to work and tells I.T. guy "hook me up or you're fired"
  * I.T. makes an exception, deals with it
  * other people start bringing their iPhone/iPad to work
  * corporate policy adjusts and everybody can bring iOS/Android, corporate issues iOS/Android
  * players like Citrix, MobileIron, etc., have a market for Mobile Device Management

Chinese gov't evolution:

  * corrupt official has money to burn
  * corrupt official buys MacBook/iOS/iPad or Samsung, etc.
  * corrupt official uses his stuff at work despite policy
  * underlings want to show off too and bring their devices
  * Hmmm, except the US gov't still depends on BlackBerry, at least DHS