Monday, August 16, 2004
Microsoft said it will begin selling a stripped-down, low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system in the emerging markets of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in a move to to fight the threats of piracy and the spread of Linux, the freely available operating system, in developing economies.
Windows XP Starter Edition will be available in the three countries in Southeast Asia from October as part of a one-year pilot program and includes most of the features found in Windows.
Windows XP Starter Edition will be shipped pre-installed on PCs. Microsoft has not yet set a price for the newest edition of Windows.
After the pilot ends, Microsoft said that it is considering the introduction of Windows XP Starter Edition for other developing markets, and hinted that it may even consider introducing the newest version of Windows on a wider scale.
By: DocMemory
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