Windows "Starter Edition"
June 27, 2004 1 Comment
Looks like Microsoft has released a new version of XP aimed at Thailand and Malaysia. It's called Windows “Starter Edition” and costs about $38. It seems odd that MSFT's response to piracy in some countries is to lower the price, but in other countries they use litigation (it doesn't seem so odd I guess when you look at the differences in said countries legal systems). I'd say pressure put on by Linux had something to do with this also.
–jeremy
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But they won't do something similar for their EC ruling. Go figure.
I think that removing Media Player also breaks Windows – is there anything at all which can be safely removed without breaking it? (rhetorical :))