Microsoft 'XP Lite' OS for third world-HP to produce Linux-based desktops for global market

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Subject: [bytesforall_readers] Microsoft 'XP Lite' OS for third
world-HP to produce Linux-based desktops for global market
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 02:34:44 -0400
From: Sayeed Rahman <srahman@banglait.org>
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Source: http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2556

Microsoft is set to roll-out a 'no-frills', low-cost version of its
Windows XP operating system for third world markets.

The new OS, Windows XP Starter Edition, offers lower-resolution graphics
and restricts the ability to connect computers via a network. Also, the
OS can only run three programmes at any one time.

The stripped-down edition of the operating system is an attempt to
undercut the spread of Linux in developing countries. The open source
operating system is increasingly popular in Latin America and Asia, and
HP announced a few months ago that its was to begin shipping desktops
with Linux pre-installed to India and China.

Windows XP Starter Edition, or 'XP Lite', will ship to Asia in October.

HP to produce Linux-based desktops for global market

Source:
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=1305&cachecommand=bypass&Print=true
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PC manufacturer Hewlett-Packard is to begin producing computers that run
on the open-source operating system, Linux for the global market.

HP is to collaborate with Novell, a distributor of a version of Linux,
to develop the PCs, which will be aimed at enterprise customers who need
PCs for very specific, as opposed to generalised, purposes.

The US company has said that the move extends an agreement with Novell
wherein HP has used Novell SuSE Linux on its larger servers, according
to a report from Reuters.

The announcement comes amidst a dispute between Novell and the SCO Group
over the fact that Linux is based on code from Unix, the operating
system SCO owns.

Last week HP said it was thinking about producing Linux-based desktops
for the Asian market.

Source(s): Reuters

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