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Cut-Rate Windows 'XP Starter Edition' in Thailand
zlel writes "Microsoft has decided on an official name - 'Windows XP Starter Edition' - for the stripped-down, cut-rate version of Windows that it first began offering in Thailand last summer."
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Where Can I get my English version of this "cut rate" enhancement?
Surely that implies all other editions are non-starters?
isn't windows xp a starter edition on it's own?
;)
a tour at the start, allot of helpfiles and all the dangerous files hidden, so that you can't mess mutch up...
I wonder if they couldent have thought of a more fitting name for a stripped down version, like windows lite or so, since now it seems that windows normal is for the pro's
All indicators show that the human race is selectively breeding itself for stupidity.
One night in Bangkok makes Bill Gates humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and Microsoft tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Howabout "Windows XP Trailer Park Edition" ?
Two features left out of this version:
-stability
-security
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Go canucks, habs, and sens!
Does this include the undocumented features that allow a remote user to gain control of my system?
provided Clippy is left out ;)
If my answers frighten you, stop asking scary questions.
well, if the stripped out features include Windows Media Player, Windows Messaging, MSN, and all that other crap i spend my first half hour deleting after a clean install, then it might just be worth it to learn Thai ...
i could live a little longer in this prison
Wait, it has even less functionality than normal Windows, and they call it "Windows Starter Edition?"
Shouldn't Microsoft call it "Linux Starter Edition," or "Mac Starter Edition?"
Surely they'll soon be switching to something else if this is even worse than Windows...
Can anyone tell me how to set my sig on Slashdot?
it would be nice for it to mention what makes it "cut-down".
;-)
I believe they removed just about everything from the \WINDOWS directory.
The difference being the majority of all software in Europe probably *isn't* stolen.
If you can't see the value in jet powered ants you should turn in your nerd card. - Dunbal (464142)
"Howabout Windows XP Trailer Park Edition?"
If it comes with a bottle of Johnny Walker, a pack of smokes and Bubbles does the install I want in.
The ten years it would take me to learn the language.
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
Do they still get all of the bugs and security flaws, or will those become available with the first service pack ?
If my answers frighten you, stop asking scary questions.
For some reason Clippy has managed to become the all-purpose whipping boy to use against Microsoft. After my first encounter with the creature I don't understand why this running gag is continually modded "Funny".
Is it because he's annoying? Well even if he is, there are still three easy opportunities to remove Clippy. The first is on install, where you can customize the installation to remove the "Office Assistant". The second is in Word instself, where you can permenently "Turn off the office assistant". Finally you can temporarily "Hide the office assistant".
Save your mod points for things that are truly worth it. Clippy has had enough.
Corporations: your universal scapegoat for all society's ills.
Yeah. I know what you mean--people keep saying I'm addicted, too. But I can quit any time.
Yes, but every error dialog box will say something like "This Fuckin' Piece of Shit Doesn't Work!", it will completely screw up all complicated technical words like Ricky does, and the BSOD will now the the "Shit Storm of Death".
Plus, you'll end up going to jail once a year.
Does it make you happy you're so strange?
With about 95% of the country being Buddhist at least they're already familiar with the concept of suffering ;-)
"1) dinner, with a beer: 80 Baht ($2)
2) 3 star hotel: 1000 Baht ($25)
3) Taxi to the airport: 400 Baht ($10)
4) Commuter train: 10 Baht (25 cents)
5) Recent LEGITIMATE video games: 400+ Baht ($10)
6) Recent LEGITIMATE DVDs: 200+ Baht ($5)"
Seeing Microsoft make a better product in response to competition? Priceless.
I have gas, but my car uses petrol.
They're intregal parts of the OS and are impossible to remove!
http://jayceecorder.blogspot.com
I am still waiting for the version that doesn't risk having my computer hijacked, credit card data stolen, my address book copied and blue screens of death as the inevitable conclusion of each computing session.
any word on delivery date of this version of windows??
...that is Millenium Edition!
I followed the link and was amused by the "don't miss" section at the bottom. ALL the links are things like "get Windows XP now" and "the benefits of XP" and "see the great reviews of XP here!".
There is also a link on that page to the amusing Windows ME support page there. The TOP article in the support archive? "How to UNinstall Windows ME"! Apparently the removal of WinME is a commonly suggested remedy by Microsoft to fix a PC that won't boot properly.
I'd have to say that that is one point where I actually agree strongly with Microsoft!