XP Lite? Whom are they trying to kid?

You may have seen the headlines that Microsoft has become so concerned about the headway Linux is making in Asia it has offered a version of Windows XP called “XP Lite”. A better name for this version would be “XP Crippled”. It won’t let you use a video resolution higher than 800 x 600 and you can only multitask three applications at a time.

The Asians are smart people. They’ll see through that approach and continue on their Linux upward trend. “XP Lite” is a sop, a bribe, a half-hearted and typically Microsoftian approach to the problem. If Microsoft had been serious about wanting that market share and not as arrogant as they are, they would have brought down the price of XP across the board. That, of course, is not going to happen.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Microsoft has seen its best days. Its arrogance and its pricing policies are driving consumers away from it. XP Lite? XP Slight is more like it.