Microsoft to explore cheap software with Asian govts
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Bill Gates said Tuesday that Microsoft will hold talks with Asian governments to offer tailored, cheaper versions of its Windows operating system geared toward bringing computer skills to millions of poorer people.
The discussions will grow out of a project Microsoft announced last week to offer a version of Windows, dubbed Windows XP Starter Edition, in Malaysia and Thailand under government-sponsored programs to provide more affordable personal computers to new users.