Microsoft may bow to overseas price pressure
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft indicated on Friday that it is developing ways to become more flexible about how it prices its software in overseas markets.
For years, the software giant has clung to a one-rate pricing system in which it charges the same for its software whether purchased in the United States, Brazil or anywhere else. However, that effort has come under increased pressure as countries explore Linux as a lower-cost alternative for the government and for populations as a whole.