Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced that Windows XP® Starter Edition will be made available in India early next year. Windows® XP Starter Edition is a low-cost introduction to the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, and is designed for first-time home PC users in developing technology markets. The product has been developed following extensive user research and is the easiest to use and most affordable version of Windows so far. The Starter Edition will come with a Hindi interface, and will include resources such as Help and training in Hindi as well. With this announcement, India becomes one of five countries chosen for the Starter Edition Pilot Program that Microsoft Corporation announced in August. At a press conference held in New Delhi today, leading OEMs such as Acer, HCL, HP and Wipro, in addition to AMD, Intel and PCS, voiced their support for the offering. Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Hon. Minister for IT, Government of India, also shared his views on Microsoft’s latest initiative.
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