| Microsoft Lowers Prices To Compete with Linux in Asia |
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Microsoft is poised to offer a lower-priced, scaled-down version of its Windows XP and Office XP software to compete more effectively in Thailand -- and similar developing markets -- against the threat of open-source software.
The Redmond, Washington-based company is hoping that by lowering its prices and thereby releasing more legitimate software into markets like Thailand -- where rampant piracy often hides the benefits of legal software -- the company will be able to fend off the popularity of Linux
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