PTI
 
New York, May 22: India is among the countries where Intel Corporation and Microsoft plan to launch FlexGo personal computers, which allow consumers to buy PCs at almost half the price but they would have to pay for use on per hour basis.

The computer would stop working once the pay card is exhausted and till a new one is put into it.

Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp will collaborate to engineer and deliver flexible, pay-as-you-go PC purchasing models for consumers in emerging markets, the two companies announced on Sunday.

Intel’s support of Microsoft FlexGo technology is a key part of its broad World Ahead programme to help speed access to uncompromised technology and education for people in developing regions around the world, they said.

The pay-as-you-go model makes PCs more accessible by reducing the initial cost and enabling customers to pay for computers through subscriptions or as they use them, through the purchase of prepaid activation cards or tokens.

Intel provides support for the FlexGo capability initially on its Discover, the PC platform tailored for people in developing regions, such as the recently introduced Intel-powered Community PC in India.