Thailand gov't to launch 'cheap Macintosh project'
updated 09:20 pm EDT, Wed October 6, 2004
Cheap Macintosh project
, as part of its People's Computer project. According to a report in Bankok's The Nation, the "ICT Ministry has tied up with Apple Computer (Thailand) to launch a cheap Macintosh computer project. Information and Communications Technology Minister Surapong Suebwonglee said yesterday that the computer would be a Macintosh G4 and it would be sold under the market price. An IT source said the model would probably be the eMac G4, which goes for about Bt40,000 in stores. A briefing on the Mac Up Your Life project is set for tomorrow, but Surapong said it would start in the middle of this month."



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I hope this is sucessful and gives Apple a stronger Asian foothold.