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MS Plans Low-Cost Windows for Brazil

Posted by timothy on from the cut-rate-low-budget dept.

Atryn writes "According to this C|NET article, Microsoft is planning to release its XP Starter Edition in Brazil. Could the pressure of Brazil's overtures toward Linux be forcing Microsoft Brasil to compete?"

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  1. Brasil???? by shaitand · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The name of the country is Brazil. I believe Brasil was one of the plethora of viruses/worms for windows or some such.

  2. HAHAHAHA by im_thatoneguy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow... that was hillarious. Is this Microsoft responding to Linux? Hahahaahahahaahah! Ohhh sorry.... this is worthy of Troll points. Lets see. People can either A) download windows or B) download linux with little risk of any sort of legal danger. Windows is common, friendly, and well marketed. Linux is thorny, obscure and difficult to install. This is clearly a shot at offering a low cost alternative to piracy. Or at least somting to point at if asked what they did to try and fight piracy. While Brazil isn't a third-world despot it like most of this planet has a large population of citizens unable to afford a full price Windows. They will either pirate it or buy it 1 or 2 might actually try linux.