A $3 Software package as a part of the program.

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will build on existing efforts to bridge the digital divide worldwide and announced several new ventures, including a $3 software package for governments that subsidize student computers.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070419/microsoft_unlimited_potential.html?.v=4

The software maker said it will sell a Student Innovation Suite, which includes Windows XP Starter Edition and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, for $3 to governments that subsidize a certain percentage of the cost of PCs for primary and secondary students for use at home and at school, starting in the second half of the year.

So What is Microsoft Unlimited Potential?

"It's about helping individuals and communities around the globe achieve their goals and dreams through relevant, accessible, and affordable technologies. Our mission—to enable new avenues of social and economic opportunity extends particularly to the estimated 5 billion people that have yet to realize the benefits of technology. With our partners, both public and private, we focus on transforming education, fostering local innovation, and enabling jobs and opportunities to create a continuous cycle of sustained social and economic growth for everyone..."

more about the program here at http://www.microsoft.com/emerging/AboutUnlimitedPotential/UnlimitedPotential.mspx