LinuxInsider: Microsoft Loses to Linux in Thailand Struggle

“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…’

“Significantly, first-time PC users in Thailand are finding the
Linux Thai Language Edition easier to master than Windows…”

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