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'''FlexGo''' is a ] developed by ] to enable users to pay for using a full-featured ] based on the amount of time it used for, similar to ] for ]s. Another method of payment would be a monthly subscription. It was introduced on May 22, 2006. ] and other corporations are also adapting similar ]s to expand into new markets.
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'''FlexGo''' was a ] developed by ] to enable users to pay for using a full-featured ] based on the amount of time it used for, similar to ] for ]s. Another method of payment was a monthly subscription. It was introduced on May 21, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2006 |title=Microsoft Unveils Pay-As-You-Go Personal Computing Designed for Emerging Market Consumers |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2006/05/21/microsoft-unveils-pay-as-you-go-personal-computing-designed-for-emerging-market-consumers/}}</ref> ] and other corporations were also adapting similar ]s to expand into new markets. Microsoft began offering a Windows Vista based version of FlexGo in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foley |first=Mary Jo |date=May 16, 2007 |title=Microsoft is readying a new Windows-Vista based version of its FlexGo hardware-software-services bundle aimed at emerging markets for launch in early 2008. As part of FlexGo 'Next,' Microsoft plans to shift its emphasis from pay-as-you-go to subscription-based pilots. |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-launch-new-vista-subscription-trials-in-early-2008/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuel |first1=Joshua |title=Legacy of Encarta |url=https://www.retrotechdreams.com/microsoft-encarta-changed-the-way-we-learn/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |publisher=Retro tech}}</ref>
⚫ FlexGo's main target audience are those in ] or people with unsteady income. It had been featured under a topic on ]'s ], Episode 57 "Vloggercon".{{relevance}}


FlexGo had two computing models, a pay-as-you-go model, and a subscription based model. Users would get full access to their PC once they paid. The PC would inform users as their time ran out, and would lock the user out if they did not pay to extend their time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=David |last2=Westerinen |first2=Jeff |title=Microsoft FlexGo Technology Update |url=https://download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/d/afdfd50d-6eb9-425e-84e1-b4085a80e34e/cln-t456_wh07.pptx}}</ref>
⚫ == External links and references ==

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==Goals==
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⚫ FlexGo's main target audience was those in ] or people with unsteady income. It had been featured under a topic on ]'s ], Episode 57 "Vloggercon".
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Microsoft wanted to give people the opportunity to buy their very first computer using FlexGo, and pay for only the time they would use it. Microsoft also planned to team up with ] companies to allow internet access to become a pay as you go feature. The main targeted areas for FlexGo are India, Hungary, Vietnam, Slovenia, and Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft news, features, events, and press materials|url=https://news.microsoft.com/|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Stories|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* ], a type of ] in the Philippines which offers time-limited computer and internet access for a small fee

==References==
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FlexGo was a technology developed by Microsoft to enable users to pay for using a full-featured personal computer based on the amount of time it used for, similar to pay as you go for cell phones. Another method of payment was a monthly subscription. It was introduced on May 21, 2006. IBM and other corporations were also adapting similar business models to expand into new markets. Microsoft began offering a Windows Vista based version of FlexGo in 2008.

FlexGo had two computing models, a pay-as-you-go model, and a subscription based model. Users would get full access to their PC once they paid. The PC would inform users as their time ran out, and would lock the user out if they did not pay to extend their time.

Goals

FlexGo's main target audience was those in third world countries or people with unsteady income. It had been featured under a topic on Leo Laporte's This Week in Tech, Episode 57 "Vloggercon".

Microsoft wanted to give people the opportunity to buy their very first computer using FlexGo, and pay for only the time they would use it. Microsoft also planned to team up with telecommunication companies to allow internet access to become a pay as you go feature. The main targeted areas for FlexGo are India, Hungary, Vietnam, Slovenia, and Brazil.

See also

  • Pisonet, a type of vending machine in the Philippines which offers time-limited computer and internet access for a small fee

References

  1. "Microsoft Unveils Pay-As-You-Go Personal Computing Designed for Emerging Market Consumers". May 21, 2006.
  2. Foley, Mary Jo (May 16, 2007). "Microsoft is readying a new Windows-Vista based version of its FlexGo hardware-software-services bundle aimed at emerging markets for launch in early 2008. As part of FlexGo 'Next,' Microsoft plans to shift its emphasis from pay-as-you-go to subscription-based pilots".
  3. Samuel, Joshua. "Legacy of Encarta". Retro tech. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. Foster, David; Westerinen, Jeff. "Microsoft FlexGo Technology Update".
  5. "Microsoft news, features, events, and press materials". Stories. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

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