Microsoft Loses to Linux in Thailand Struggle

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In the second quarter of 2003, just 40 percent of all desktop PCs shipped in Thailand had a licensed copy of Windows installed, an all-time low that
likely will dip even further. Moreover, PC manufacturer Laser Computer has replaced HP as Thailand’s top PC seller. Laser Computer sells only Linux
PCs.

To prevent Linux from running away with Thailand’s subsidized “people’s PC project,”
Microsoft has dropped the price of its Windows and Office packages from nearly US$600 to $37. Other Asian countries are lining up to duplicate the
Thai program. As a result of the events in Thailand, analysts have begun to predict the end of Microsoft’s long-standing “one-price-fits-all-markets
policy.”

Link: linuxinsider.com

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