Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets. Windows XP Starter Edition--an inexpensive version of Microsoft's flagship operating system ...

Dubbed Windows XP Starter Edition, the new version is slated to ship on low-cost PCs and be available to OEMs and OEM distributors in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and two other unidentified ...

Even as Microsoft's low-cost version of Windows reaches more corners of the globe, some analysts are wondering whether it is hitting the mark. The addition of a Spanish-language version this week ...

A simplified and lower-priced version of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP operating system (OS) will begin shipping to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand on new desktop PCs in October as part of a pilot ...

Most people in the world don't have a computer yet--so Microsoft has launched an ambitious plan to win them over early. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, ...