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India to be fifth 'flagship' for Windows XP Starter Edition
News The software giant today announced a year-long pilot program to start shipping the Windows XP Starter Edition to India in early 2005. Aesthetics aside, Microsoft has modified the Starter Edition's functionalities to differentiate it from its higher...
[September 29, 2004, 10:55]
India to be fifth 'flagship' for Windows XP Starter Edition
Talkback "20 other local tongues including Bengali, Telugu and Marathi. Wrong description.other local tongues.it's 20 other languages. All of them are have alphabets, writings and vast history. For forign writer, Hindi is only known considered Indian Language.
[October 1, 2004, 22:33]
India to be fifth 'flagship' for Windows XP Starter Edition
Talkback The telugu language you have introduced in XP edition, though good, it needs more enhancements. First of all the font is very bad. For normal writing with pen it is ok. But when printing, better you see CDCs Ileap software fonts, or that of Anu fonts.
[February 28, 2005, 23:21]
India to be fifth 'flagship' for Windows XP Starter Edition
Talkback looks very much like if Microsoft can not beat the copiers they will give the product away. Only confirms that the bottom line is all important. Wee Billy must keep his pace as the worlds richest. If MS dont cut the price then they will suffer at...
[September 30, 2004, 19:47]
Windows XP granted further reprieve
News The operating system will be available on ultra-low-cost PCs until 30 June, 2010, and the low-end Windows XP Starter Edition will continue to be available in emerging markets until the same date. Some PC makers now have an extra four months to sell...
[December 23, 2008, 8:47]
Deadline looms for demise of Windows XP
News The low-end Windows XP Starter Edition will continue to be available in emerging markets until 30 June, 2010. As well as Bill Gates's impending shift to part-time work, another epoch is coming to an end — that of Windows XP.
[June 17, 2008, 9:12]
Microsoft scraps program limit on Windows 7 Starter
News Although Microsoft is lifting the three-application limit, it notes that there are still a number of other differences between Starter and Home Premium, including the former's lack of support for Windows 7's cool graphics, multiple monitors...
[June 1, 2009, 8:29]
XP Starter Edition moves on Latin America
News Microsoft said Tuesday that it is expanding its Windows XP Starter Edition to include Mexico, with plans to eventually offer the low-cost operating system throughout Latin America. The software maker said that the Spanish-language Windows XP...
[June 29, 2005, 12:50]
XP Starter Edition reaches Africa
News Microsoft plans to make Windows XP Starter Edition available in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Nigeria from the summer. Although Windows XP Starter Edition has similar features to the full version of XP, there are various restrictions.
[May 5, 2006, 12:15]
Cut-price Windows to be launched in Thailand
News Windows XP Starter Edition will be offered as part of government-sponsored programs intended to provide consumers with more affordable computers, as previously reported. Windows XP Starter Edition was created to allow Microsoft to participate in a...
[June 24, 2004, 16:45]
Microsoft picks five countries for cheap Windows
News Chairman Bill Gates has said that Microsoft may not produce a starter version of Windows XP for China, which has a lower per capita gross national product than the three nations in the upcoming release but a much larger, geographically dispersed...
[August 11, 2004, 9:00]
Vista to benefit from budget Windows
News Microsoft is sprinkling some features from Windows XP Starter Edition into Windows Vista, the next generation of its operating system. The software maker plans to take the video help feature in XP Starter, which is geared to PC users in emerging...
[October 9, 2006, 8:45]
Brazil to get stripped-down XP
News Microsoft plans to expand its low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition programme to Brazil, the company confirmed Monday. The feedback that they are giving us is that Windows XP Starter Edition is a valuable product.
[April 12, 2005, 9:45]
Indian XP starter edition launch delayed
News The software maker had originally hoped to release its Windows XP Starter Edition there by the end of this month, but is now shooting for a June release. Windows XP Starter Edition is offered only with new PCs in local languages and is not sold...
[March 16, 2005, 8:10]
XP Starter Edition off to a slow start
News The software giant first launched Windows XP Starter Edition, a localised version of the full-fledged Windows operating system with reduced features, in Thailand last October. Shintara told ZDNet UK sister site CNETAsia that his primary product...
[March 18, 2005, 11:10]
XP Starter under fire from all sides
News The addition of a Spanish-language version last week means that Microsoft is now selling Windows XP Starter Edition in six languages in various emerging markets. To offer Starter Edition for far less than other versions of Windows XP without...
[July 4, 2005, 19:50]
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
Blog Just a Starter version like in Windows Vista which gives you the "power" to run maximum 3 applications at the same time. Oh yes, now Windows 7 Starter crippled edition costs a bit more than 20 USD for OEM, I would say around 99 USD after discounts...
[March 6, 2009, 16:34]
Windows 7 to compete with XP in netbook market
News That will effectively bring the ageing operating system into competition with the upcoming Windows 7 Starter Edition, which is aimed explicitly at netbooks and is expected to arrive around the end of 2009 or beginning of 2010.
[March 5, 2009, 15:34]
Cut-price Windows may bypass China
News Thai, for instance, is used mostly in Thailand, a good situation for Microsoft because the company doesn't have to worry about the inexpensive Thai versions of Windows, called Windows XP Starter Edition, flooding the market in Singapore or Indonesia.
[July 5, 2004, 11:20]
Evidence mounts for premium Vista
News Windows XP Starter Edition, a limited version of the operating system, is sold with new PCs in emerging markets such as India, Thailand and Brazil. WinInfo also said there will be a starter edition of Vista.
[September 14, 2005, 9:05]
