Five Countries To Get Cheap Windows XP
Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets.
Source: ZDNetWindows XP Starter Edition--an inexpensive version of Microsoft's flagship operating system that does not contain as many features as the standard version--will begin shipping on PCs in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in October, said Maggie Wilderotter, senior vice president for the worldwide public sector at Microsoft. The Redmond, Wash.-based software vendor is also working out the details of getting a starter version of Windows XP into two other countries, Wilderotter said. She declined to identify the countries but in a previous interview discussed Microsoft's initiatives in Brazil and Russia as well as in Jordan, which in five years has seen its information technology industry expand from $20 million to $400 million in annual revenue.
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Although they bury it lower in teh story, that is just as important a reason for this initiative. The Asian market is rife with piracy, so by making it cheaper, they can at least get some income rather than no income.
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