09-30-2004, 10:33 PM
<b>Low-Cost Versions of Windows XP Unveiled</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Starter Edition will be available only with the purchase of new computers, which Microsoft expects will cost about $300. The company is expected to charge manufacturers about $36 a copy, less than half the $85 cost of the Home Edition in India.
In India, the Starter Edition will be in Hindi, India's national language. If it works well, the U.S. software giant plans to offer it in 14 other Indian languages later
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Starter Edition will be available only with the purchase of new computers, which Microsoft expects will cost about $300. The company is expected to charge manufacturers about $36 a copy, less than half the $85 cost of the Home Edition in India.
In India, the Starter Edition will be in Hindi, India's national language. If it works well, the U.S. software giant plans to offer it in 14 other Indian languages later
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