Overseas firms are also finding creative solutions in developing
countries. In Brazil, India, Eastern Europe, and other markets, Microsoft
launched its pay-as-you-go FlexGo program, which allows users to prepay
to use a fully loaded PC only for as long as wanted or needed without
having to pay the full price the PC would normally command. When the
payment runs out, the PC stops operating and the user prepays again to
restart it.