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Worldwide Computer Products News, May 12, 2008
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Software company Microsoft is reportedly reducing the cost of putting its Windows XP operating system on low cost laptops, with price reductions offered for ultra-portable laptops which meet certain specifications.
IDG, a news group, said Microsoft intends to charge PC manufacturers selling to China and India USD26 to put a Windows XP Home copy on a low-cost laptop, with USD32 charged for machines sold in developed markets such as the US and UK. Windows XP Home sells for around GBP55 for a retail copy in the UK, although the price paid by PC manufacturers is likely to be less.
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The reduced prices will only apply to computers with no more than 1GB of RAM, a hard drive up to 80GB, processor no faster than 1GHz, no touch screen and a screen no larger than 10.2". IDC, a market research company, claimed sales of machines meeting these specifications are expected to increase to over 9m units in 2012, from 500,000 units in 2007.
Microsoft announced last month that it was extending the life of XP on low cost laptops until 2010, according to BBC News, with the software no longer being sold on desktops and laptops after 30 June 2008. The company is reportedly offering XP on the low-cost laptops because they are too low powered to run Microsoft's most recent Windows version, Vista.
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