Microsoft aims to double user base with $3 Windows and Office

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 19, 2007 8:29 AM EDT
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Microsoft has launched an effort to double its user base to 2 billion by 2015, offering students in developing countries entry level versions of Windows and Office for next to nothing. It's also an effort to keep users in poorer nations hooked on Windows and away from Linux.

[XP Starter Edition? So there going to sell software that they won't support after 2008?. Eh, for three bucks... - Scott]

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what a coincidence jsusanka 0 1,230 Apr 20, 2007 7:48 AM
Just another step bigg 5 1,495 Apr 20, 2007 4:53 AM
Oh, so they thought they had piracy problems? hioho 2 1,614 Apr 19, 2007 7:08 PM
Deperation rijelkentaurus 3 1,423 Apr 19, 2007 1:11 PM
Palmer Eldritch jezuch 0 1,521 Apr 19, 2007 12:12 PM

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