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ZDNet UK: Thailand's Cheap PCs 'Force Microsoft's Hand'
Aug 25, 2003, 18 :00 UTC (11 Talkback[s]) (11170 reads)

(Other stories by John Lui)

"The Thai government's scheme to bring cheaper computers to low-income earners could have the unintended side effect of cracking Microsoft's hallowed one-price policy, says an analyst.

"How a simple welfare scheme in a Southeast-Asian country could tweak the nose of the world's largest software company was explained by Dion Wiggins, a research director with Gartner Hong Kong.

"Today, a copy of the Microsoft Windows operating system or Office productivity suite costs roughly the same in every country. For example, Windows XP Home is $199 (£125.77) and Office XP, $399. Given that the income of a Thai worker is $7,000 a year, it would be the equivalent of charging $3,000 for the bundle in the US, he told CNETAsia..."

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US customers pay higher prices for their ...   Sounds like Pharmaceuticals   
dw
Aug 25, 2003, 18:14:53
 
When we heard about the Thai government  ...   Oh yes? Really?   
mikeTA
Aug 25, 2003, 18:32:41
 
It's nice to know that Linux is view ...   Nice to know   
Eric Brown
Aug 25, 2003, 18:34:59
 
Somebody shipped my job overseas to a pl ...   I have no income, do I get it for free?   
jc
Aug 25, 2003, 19:09:57
 
Maybe they finally added some economists ...   Probably won't cost 'em a cent, either   
Doug Bostrom
Aug 25, 2003, 19:11:21
 
It would be wrong for Microsoft to lower ...   Anti-dumping   
Joe User
Aug 25, 2003, 19:49:02
 
It makes perfect sense.  It would never  ...   Yes, everyone will bootleg Linux onto their comput   
Kevin
Aug 25, 2003, 20:23:24
 
Cutting the prices in half isn't eno ...   He's predicting prices will be halved?   
Charles Hixson
Aug 25, 2003, 20:52:09
 
Microsoft will be offering a reduced pri ...   Microsoft in Thailand   
William Jones
Aug 25, 2003, 21:01:54
 
If Microsoft is seeking to curb piracy,  ...   Piracy   
BillyBob
Aug 25, 2003, 21:55:46
 
 US customers pay higher prices for thei ...   Re: Sounds like Pharmaceuticals   
horne
Aug 26, 2003, 11:16:58
 
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