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text: Cut-Down Windows Eyes More Markets &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; By Jennifer Tan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday itwill begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XPoperating system to three Asian countries and Russia byearly-2005, tapping developing markets as growth slowselsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;