Vista Starter ready for developing nations

C|Net | at | by Mike

Microsoft announced Friday that it will launch a Starter edition of the Windows Vista operating system, geared toward customers in developing countries.

Called Windows Vista Starter, it is similar in concept to the Windows XP Starter Edition that Microsoft announced in June 2003: a version of the operating system that can run on lower-end processors, in numerous languages, with extra tutorials bundled for customers who may be using PCs for the first time. Starter Edition will be released Tuesday, alongside Vista's other consumer versions.