Microsoft Launches Low-Cost Windows XP

Silicon India: Targeted at first-time home PC users, Microsoft India today rolled out a low-cost feature-limited version of its flagship operating system Windows XP, offering Hindi user interface, with the base model available at a monthly installment of Rs 399 ($8.8).
India joins Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brazil where the company has made the Windows XP Starter Edition available in local languages. “Microsoft has partnered with HCL and Intel to develop PCs with Windows XP Starter Edition. The emphasis is to provide low-cost alternatives to people who are new to computers,” Microsoft India Director (Business and Marketing) Rajivjit Singh said. Microsoft had announced its intention to launch the Starter Edition in India in September 2004.
The Starter Edition offers Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Media Player and Word Pad and allows users to create spreadsheets, view and edit digital pictures besides other features.

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