Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets.
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Windows 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
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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...
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As part of the program, certain schools in 67 developing nations can qualify for free upgrades to the regular Windows software and for copies of Microsoft Office that cost $2.50.
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Reports have pegged the price of the Thai version at about $36.
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"We are competing with Linux and will continue to do so," she said.
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Nije loše, zar ne? Ako se nastavi ovako, pitam se ko će uopšte i pomisliti na Linux.. Ajde povećajte više taj udeo na npr. 5% pa da vidimo još ovakvih stvari iz MS-a. Imate moju podršku :)