In Asia, Microsoft sees slow start for budget XP
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft may have started shipping its cheaper version of Windows in Asia, but getting support for its low-cost computing vision is still very much a work in progress.
The software giant first launched Windows XP Starter Edition, a localized version of the full-fledged Windows operating system with reduced features, in Thailand last October. The cut-rate version debuted in Malaysia and Indonesia in February.
The product has received the initial backing of more than 15 local system builders and multinational computer makers in these three countries.