p2pnet.net News:- Microsoft launched what it calls its Windows XP Starter Edition in Thailand last October, followed by Malaysia and Indonesia in February this year.

“The product, a localised version of the full-fledged Windows operating system (OS) with reduced features, has received initial backing from over 15 local system builders and multinational computer makers in these three countries,” says silicon.com, going on:

“Unlike Microsoft’s flagship Windows offerings, however, Starter Edition is not for retail. The firm is banking on its partners to bundle and promote the software with their low-end PCs, a strategy which has so far received lukewarm response.”

In other words, people aren’t exactly falling over themselves to become Microsofties.

Here’s what other posts on the subject say on Google news.

Microsoft’s cut-price XP flops in Asia – Inquirer, UK: “THEY SAY NO GOOD DEED goes unpunished. Microsoft’s mission to bring cheap Windows to the Asian masses has got off to a very slow start …”

Microsoft XPSE Launch Delayed – Techtree.com, India: “Microsoft has pushed the launch of the stripped-down, low-cost solution of its Windows Operating system to June from ‘early this year’ as planned and announced …”

Microsoft postpones release of low-cost Windows XP – DMasia.com, France: “Microsoft has announced that it is postponing the release of a low-cost version of Windows in India. Earlier, the company had plans …”

Slow start for budget Windows in Asia – Cnet Asia, Asia: “Microsoft may have started shipping its cheap Windows package in the region, but getting support for its low-cost computing vision is still very much work-in …”

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