In order to prevent Linux popular Windows XP in Thailand, the price cut

days ago, Microsoft launched a discount version of Windows XP and Office, joined the Thai government's "Volkswagen PC" program, the move aimed at competing with low-priced Linux to block this operating system Popular in Thailand. According to the "Bangkok Post" report, Microsoft recently announced that it will participate in the activities of cheap PCs, providing a batch of Windows XP and its Office suites to PC buyers of ICT (Thailand Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology) at an ultra-low price of US$22. Bundle. The newspaper reported that now, buyers can buy desktops with Windows and Office for only $182, but the price does not include taxes. But in other parts of the world, the standard version of a single Office XP software costs $243. Users in other parts of Asia are less likely to receive similar low-price bundles because this business only faces Thailand. Last month (May), ICT launched a series of cheap PCs to increase computer education penetration in poor areas. Two government-subsidized products were available for $286 and $160, respectively, one for HP notebooks and the other for desktops from local manufacturers such as Belta, SVOA and Computec.