Microsoft began offering a Windows Vista based version of FlexGo in 2008.
[4] FlexGo's main target audience was those in third world countries or people with unsteady income.
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.