Buy Asus Eee PC

Microsoft, the maker of the Windows operating system, competes against Linux in emerging markets. Now, with the quick penetration of low cost ultra-portables like the Eee PC going into emerging markets carrying Windows XP, Microsoft is getting the exposure it want

In an effort to make the penetration even greater, Microsoft is dropping the price it charges manufacturers. Microsoft is not going to charge PC makers $26 for Windows XP Home Edition for low cost ultra-portables sold in emerging markets, and $32 for those sold in developed markets. They have also defined low cost ultra-portables as machines with a screen size of less than 10.2 inches and hard drive of less than 80 GB. And they cannot be touchscreens.

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