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HP to sell Linux-based PCs in India

By Agencies
March 16, 2004 17:29 IST
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US technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co plans to start selling several models of Linux-based desktop personal computers in 12 major Asian countries, including India, this June, a Japanese news report said on Monday.

Shipments could reach one million units in the first year in regional markets including India, Japan, China, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper said, citing sources close to the firm.

The operating system and application software, including spreadsheet, word-processing and other business applications, will be procured from Japanese companies, the Nihon Keizai said.

Because the PCs will use Linux instead of the more costly Windows platform, they will likely be priced around $400 to $1,500, making them $180 to $360 cheaper than comparable Windows-based PCs, the newspaper said.

Linux, an operating system that can be copied and modified freely, is becoming popular among companies seeking to cut costs.

HP has chosen Asia as the launch pad for its Linux business because demand for low-priced PCs is particularly strong in the region.

HP has also opened an e-bazaar in Bangalore to develop new ideas in the rapidly growing mobile telephone industry.

The Mobile e-Services Bazaar will serve as a forum where coders and IT entrepreneurs both within HP and from the outside can informally discuss new concepts and technologies surrounding mobile telephones.

The e-bazaar is first of its kind in India. It was introduced to developers and customers in Helsinki, Finland at the end of 1999.

Additonal inputs: PTI, AFP

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