Today Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child Organization (OLPC) announced that Windows XP will be available on the XO laptops given to children around the world. Giving countries two operating systems to choose from, Windows XP or Linux.
“Transforming education is a fundamental goal of Microsoft Unlimited Potential, our ambitious effort to bring sustained social and economic opportunity to people who currently don’t enjoy the benefits of technology,” said Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft. “By supporting a wide variety of affordable computing solutions for education that includes OLPC’s XO laptop, we aim to make technology more relevant, accessible and affordable for students everywhere.”
For more information visit http://blogs.technet.com/jamesu/archive/2008/05/15/look-windows-on-the-olpc-xo.aspx
Microsoft nor OLPC have said what the Windows Based system will cost.
Comments: (4)
chris on Thu, May 15th, 2008 at 07:13 PM
Looks like ET lMAO
Pat on Fri, May 16th, 2008 at 01:26 AM
I think it looks cool, but Windows Ruins it
Michael on Sat, May 17th, 2008 at 06:47 PM
Just got word that the xp version will cost 18 to 20 dollars more.
3 dollars for XP the rest on hardware adjustments
Jerome on Mon, Jun 30th, 2008 at 05:38 AM
Does OLPC run on Ubuntu?
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