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Microsoft delays low-cost Windows for India
March 15, 2005
Not this month, software maker says. India's "Starter edition" of Windows XP now planned for June.
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Microsoft launches new low-cost PC effort in India
June 27, 2007
The IQ PC, created in partnership with AMD, is set to sell for about $500 and be targeted at the education market.
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Brazil: An emerging market faces challenges
August 26, 2008
As a PC sales market, Brazil is unquestionably strong, but it's also a place where abject poverty abounds.
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First multilingual version of XP released
September 23, 2005
Intended for emerging markets, the stripped-down Windows XP Starter Edition will be available in English, Indic and other languages.
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Microsoft to bring XP starter software to India
September 29, 2004
Hindi version of the operating system costs just $36. One catch: Customers can only open three windows at once.
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The $100 PC: How do we get there?
November 12, 2004
Steve Ballmer says the world needs a really cheap computer, but Mike Ricciuti warns that cheap doesn't come easy.
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Free CDs spread open source in India
May 25, 2005
To encourage use of computers, government distributes CDs containing localized versions of popular open-source applications.
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Windows for India, others won't run on faster chips
May 12, 2005
Incompatibility appears geared at preventing Windows for emerging markets from supplanting standard versions of Windows XP.
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Week in pictures: XP, Google go global
July 1, 2005
roundup Low-cost version of Windows reaches more corners of the globe, and Google mapping goes 3D. Also: India's tech boom, colorful iPods and the "Matrix" on Google.
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Microsoft Research to open lab in Bangalore
December 1, 2004
Move creates chance to explore developing multilingual and cheap PCs. But watch out for those power outages.
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Open-source PCs take a passage to India
November 16, 2005
Desktops pre-installed with OpenOffice.org, Firefox and other open-source applications will be sold in the country.
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Nokia, India boost open source
May 25, 2005
Gadget maker taps Linux for a tiny tablet, as India's government pushes local versions of Firefox and more.
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Ballmer: We need a $100 PC
October 20, 2004
The Microsoft CEO says one way to stem growing piracy of Windows and Office in emerging markets is to offer low-cost computers.
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Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil
April 11, 2005
Company already offers the software in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, with plans to expand to India and Russia.
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With smart phones, it's all about the OS
November 28, 2006
IDC study of mobile phone habits from major world markets finds, among other things, that applications drive competition.
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India's Kerala state goes open source
June 29, 2007
Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.
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Intel more active in desktop Linux
November 24, 2004
Company begins effort to make it easier for sales partners in China, India to sell desktop computers running Linux.
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Microsoft pitches pay-as-you-go PCs
May 22, 2006
Trial program for emerging markets charges people for home computer use. Once they've coughed up enough, it's theirs. Photos: Paying off the PC by the hour
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