Microsoft Announces 'XP Lite' In Asia - Club CDFreaks

**Womble** · 26-08-2004

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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Microsoft announced Wednesday it would offer a low-cost starter edition of its Windows XP operating system in Asia starting in October, as it strives to hold onto market share facing erosion from the open-source Linux system and software piracy.

Although U.S. software giant Microsoft still holds a commanding share of the desktop PC market worldwide, several major computer retailers in Asia in the past year have begun offering hardware with Linux installed.

Sull Story Can Be Read @ CNN.Com

*debro* · 31-08-2004

Hahahahahhaha!
How do they possibly expect that to work.

Was that released on April fools or what?

Here's a crippled OS for cheaper...vs here's the full OS downloaded from the web for free.. or how about "Here's a fully fledged and free OS preinstalled & no copyright infringements"

Hmmmm..

Redmond needs to really think about that joke they are releasing in asia.

31-08-2004	#2 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 9,700	Re: Microsoft Announces 'XP Lite' In Asia Hahahahahhaha! How do they possibly expect that to work. Was that released on April fools or what? Here's a crippled OS for cheaper...vs here's the full OS downloaded from the web for free.. or how about "Here's a fully fledged and free OS preinstalled & no copyright infringements" Hmmmm.. Redmond needs to really think about that joke they are releasing in asia. __________________ CDFreaks - Overwhelmed by Ignorance since 2005! We lost the battle, but we haven't lost the war! Click Here to sign up to the resistance movement! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

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