Microsoft discounts student software in developing countries
AFP, April, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Microsoft is offering a low-cost, scaled-down version of its student software in developing countries to help billions of poor people access computer technology, the company said Thursday.
A Student Innovation Suite including Windows XP, Office, and Learning Essentials 2.0 will be sold to "qualifying governments" beginning later this year for three dollars a unit.
"All human beings deserve a chance to achieve their full potential," Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said while announcing the program in Beijing.
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"Bringing the benefits of technology to the next five billion people will require new products that meet the needs of underserved communities; creative, new business approaches that make technology more relevant, accessible and affordable; and close collaboration between local governments, educational institutions and community organizations."
The discounted software offer is an expansion of Microsoft's Unlimited Potential program aimed at accelerating the adoption of computer technology in ...
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