Microsoft has announced that it will cut the price of its XP operating system for ultra-low cost PCs that are built for emerging markets.
Although it has yet to confirm that XP will be handed a stay of execution for PC manufacturers, the OS will remain for the ultra-portable market and for projects that are trying to build ULCPCs for the likes of India and China.
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Currently Microsoft is competing with the likes of Linux, which is freeware, but the prospect of $16 XP could lure manufacturers into plumping for the tried and tested software from the Redmond company.
The pricing is actually $26 dollars, but companies can potentially get a $10 rebate.
Currently the offer only stands if the screen size of the PC is less than 10.2 inches with a HDD of less than 80Gbytes, with Microsoft keen to ensure that their lower cost option doesn’t impinge on the sales of their flagship OS Vista.
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calcio
May 12th 2008
1. To be fiar - I can't see Apple ever marketing their OS to the emerging markets...
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