Microsoft has announced a delay in the introduction of its Windows XP Starter Edition — a stripped-down, lower-cost version aimed at developing nations — in India, but the company has already pushed the product into other Asian countries in what analysts described as a growing battle for emerging markets. A Microsoft official said Windows XP Starter, which has already been released in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, will be released in India in June, a few months later than planned.
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Pared-Down Windows Off to Slow Start in India
Posted by: Jay Lyman March 18, 2005 10:58 AMMicrosoft has announced a delay in the introduction of its Windows XP Starter Edition — a stripped-down, lower-cost version aimed at developing nations — in India, but the company has already pushed the product into other Asian countries in what analysts described as a growing battle for emerging markets. A Microsoft official said Windows XP Starter, which has already been released in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, will be released in India in June, a few months later than planned.