Linux threatens Microsoft to force WINXP se to cut prices

[Enews] Microsoft made the first price reduction for the product price of the "slim version" winxpse operating system recently launched. The product will be sold to non-English-speaking countries.

Microsoft is an absolute trade secret in terms of winxpse prices. However, because the price offered by WINXP family edition to individual users of earlier Windows versions is less than $99, the price for PC manufacturers may be lower, analysts estimate the price may be between $50-$75. In this way, the price of each new computer, including profit, can be increased by about $100.

Microsoft has never broken down Windows systems sold to PC manufacturers for many years. The current winxpse is different from the previous one: Because the open source operating system Linux is free, it has already posed an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft and does not require any licenses for its customization, this is indeed tempting for low-price PCs and new users, while some countries in the Third World have put Linux on the agenda. Therefore, Linux forces winxpse to sell at a lower price.

In fact, Microsoft has provided a limited number of low-price operating systems to Thailand since last year. However, it was not until last month that Microsoft officially announced the launch of the winxpse version that the real price reduction operation was fully launched. Although the price reduction of winxpse is only the beginning, once the price reduction starts, I believe it will soon spread, and more countries will require Microsoft to provide a low-price version. Even sales giants like wolmart will soon require winse se for sale in the United States. However, winxpse is only sold to PC manufacturers, and the price is a secret if it is not released to the public. Winxpse was initially limited to three countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, but will soon add two more countries. Analyst robenderle said that the lowest price of winxpse may be reduced to $20.

Microsoft removed some features to prevent winxpse from spreading to small and medium-sized enterprises. So that the PC cannot run more than threeProgramAnd specifically for winxpse, a PC cannot be connected to any home or office area network, but can be connected to the Internet.

Although Linux may be more popular than winxpse, the defects in winxpse functionality in some underdeveloped countries do not affect sales.

Analyst robenderle said: "I don't expect Microsoft to make a big profit overnight, but I believe that once the price reduction starts, Microsoft will not be able to control it. Unless you are an employee or shareholder of Microsoft, who will not wait for the day ?"

From: enews