Windows, Office and other software for $3

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/19/technology/19microsoft.php

"Microsoft plans to offer a stripped-down version of Windows, Office and
other software for $3 to people in developing nations"
"The new Microsoft program is aimed directly at students, through national
and local governments that buy Windows PCs for schoolchildren, both for
schoolwork and for their personal use at home"

saran:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/19/technology/19microsoft.php

"Microsoft plans to offer a stripped-down version of Windows, Office and
other software for $3 to people in developing nations"
"The new Microsoft program is aimed directly at students, through national
and local governments that buy Windows PCs for schoolchildren, both for
schoolwork and for their personal use at home"

 



 

So New Zealand will be able to get windows for $3 

 

 

Should be interesting to see the effects in the long term

thats part of the 'Microsoft® Unlimited Potential' program...


"Windows XP Starter Edition, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007,
Microsoft Math 3.0, Learning Essentials 2.0 for Microsoft Office, and Windows
Live™ Mail desktop"

"Microsoft will offer this suite in the second half of 2007 for $3 (U.S.)
to qualifying governments that purchase and supply PCs directly to
students"

Mr.Bill's vision..
http://www.microsoft.com/emerging/media/emergingmarketsmbr.asx

Hidden_Hunter:

 

So New Zealand will be able to get windows for $3 



We have several counties in Colorado that qualify, but inhabitants cannot
generally count beyond 2.