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More Details on Cut-Rate Windows OS For Asia

Posted by michael on from the take-my-software,-please dept.

glawrie writes "The BBC is carrying a story that Microsoft is to launch a (very) cut down version of Windows XP to combat Linux in Asian countries. According to the story, 'Windows XP Starter Edition' will be limited to low-res graphics, limited networking, and will be hobbled to prevent more than three applications running concurrently. It remains to be seen why anyone in target countries would choose this over Linux, or the widely available pirate copies of 'full' Windows XP." We mentioned this in June.

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  1. wtf? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You also mentioned it yesterday.

  3. Emacs and what other application did you need? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OK, maybe Firefox.

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  4. Re:Better link by DarkSarin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh come ON! someone needs to mod this up--its frickin' hilarious.

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