Microsoft plans to sell a discounted version of its Windows operating system to three Asian nations in a fight for market share with Linux. The 12-month pilot program to provide personal computers running stripped-down versions of Windows XP to governments in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will start in October. Microsoft isn’t selling the software separately from the Asian PCs, which it expects to sell for as little as $300.
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Microsoft Makes Move on Windows Lite Overseas
Posted by: ECT News Software Desk August 11, 2004 08:57 AMMicrosoft plans to sell a discounted version of its Windows operating system to three Asian nations in a fight for market share with Linux. The 12-month pilot program to provide personal computers running stripped-down versions of Windows XP to governments in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will start in October. Microsoft isn’t selling the software separately from the Asian PCs, which it expects to sell for as little as $300.