Printed from  Microsoft asks just $15 for each XP netbook
updated 10:35 pm EDT, Sun April 19, 2009  MS Asks 15 for XP
Netbooks  Microsoft's determination to wrest control of netbooks
from Linux has seen it drop the bulk price of Windows XP for the
systems to under $15 per copy, according to a leak from an
unnamed source. Although Microsoft has never publicly disclosed
its pricing for netbook licenses, the Wall Street Journal now
hears that a copy of XP Home for the budget portables is less
than a third the price of a Windows Vista copy for a typical
notebook, which costs the PC maker between $50 and $60 per copy
in large batches. The price is well below the usual $30 asked
for the Starter Edition of Windows, which is meant for PCs in
the developing world.  The pricing level partly explains
Microsoft's push to complete Windows 7 and use its Starter
Edition as the foundation for netbooks. The newer OS release is
expected to command a higher price and will also be the first to
have a clear upgrade path to more