Cheaper Windows for only Rs. 120 for developing countries
Microsoft is to offer a cut down version of Windows XP and an Office suite for just three dollars to developing nations. Its part of founder Bill Gates' vision to make modern software affordable to governments of poorer countries. On it's own, Office, Home and Student 2007 retails for around $150 - but it will be part of the $3 deal.
No need to get pirated versions of Windows and MS Office, Microsoft has decided to make piracy advocates to run for there money. As by the end of this month the original MS windows and MS Office package would be available for just Rs.120 ($3) in the developing markets. These software, which are available in the international market at the price band of $150, would be just available for fraction of that in developing countries. Microsoft is saying that its latest move is to make PCs cheaper in developing countries and to make it available to more and more people. As for now the PC is just available to billion people that to most in developed world and the Microsoft aims to reach another billion people by the end of next decade (year 2015).
Some experts say this is not the Microsoft's philanthropic move it is just measure looking into the UN's mission to make laptop available to each and every child in the world; work has already begun to develop a cheap PCs for just 100$ and scientists employing this cheap, mass hardware technology have succeeded in producing the PC which would be available at the $150 price band and which would come packaged with free versions of Open source competitor of Windows i.e. Linux. On similar lines, renowned PC maker, Intel has announced the release of cheaper Classmate PCs which are priced at 150-200$, and would come packaged with LINUX as an operating system alternative to Windows; these new PCs would only be available for masses in the developing countries. All this would improve education among masses through this interactive medium - the PCs.
Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates announced his latest plans regarding the above move at the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum held in Beijing, that Microsoft is going to release its Windows XP Starter Edition with MS Office Home and Office 2007 especially for students to be priced at Rs.120 in Indian market which would be available by the end of this year. Microsoft says it would cooperate with Governments at these developing countries by supplying them Windows at cheaper rate and Governments. At these countries would then package the Windows with the Cheap PCs and circulate to the masses.
Who knows what Bill Gates and the great Microsoft is up to, but all this is for the benefit of masses, which do not have the access to the information age.
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Source:TOI
By:Hargurnaz Singh
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