“By now, most people have heard that Microsoft will be selling a
$3 version of Windows XP Starters Edition along with Office and
some other educational software to students in the third world, but
fear and anger has erupted in some circles in the Internet
community. The two primary concerns I’m hearing across the forums
are:
- “Isn’t this illegal dumping and unfair to Open Source
solutions?- “Why aren’t (insert first world country here) students getting
these prices…?”
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