Microsoft slashes price of XP for UMPCs

By Nick Mansell on Mon 12 May 2008

Windows XPAfter giving Windows XP an unexpected stay of execution in response to the sudden popularity of UMPCs like the Asus Eee, Microsoft has now said it will offering the operating system at a bargain cut price. It'll now be available to PC makers for just £16, a considerable reduction on the current £55 retail cost.

Currently XP comes at a noticeable premium over Linux on most UMPCs, either in cost or specification, something that's given Linux a considerable foothold. This move could well reverse that trend, making XP models almost identical in price to Linux versions.

And just in case you were thinking of taking advantage of Microsoft's gesture yourself, there is a catch. It's only available for PCs with a maximum 1GB RAM, up to 80GB hard drive, 1GHz or lower and a screen no larger than 10.2in.

[BBC]

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