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wraggster
January 9th, 2008, 18:13
We already knew Microsoft was at least toying around with putting Windows on the OLPC XO, but it looks like things have just gotten quite a bit more serious, with the OLPC folks now saying that they're working "very closely" with Microsoft to develop a dual-boot Windows / Linux system for the laptop. What's more, Nick Neg himself reportedly said that the version of Windows that's now up and running on on the XO is "very fast" and "very, very successful." There's no word just yet as to when we might actually see such a system be released, however, but OLPC is apparently now talking with Microsoft and "possibly" the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about putting the XO to use in some of the education programs Microsoft runs in developing countries, a possibility that Negroponte says is "really cooking at the moment."


http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/olpc-microsoft-working-on-dual-boot-windows-linux-system/
the_eternal_dark
January 9th, 2008, 22:29
How is this going to affect the prices? $300+ now?

Toss fluxbuntu (or any fluxbox enabled Linux/BSD distro) on there and give it to the kids, it is small and fast enough to outperform WinXP (or whatever they decide to put in it).

MS is trying all the time to get a d*ck in someone's ass, now it appears they are going after poor children. Kids don't need the old costly sh*t, they need the new faster, free stuff.
Cloudhunter
January 10th, 2008, 07:12
How is this going to affect the prices? $300+ now?

Toss fluxbuntu (or any fluxbox enabled Linux/BSD distro) on there and give it to the kids, it is small and fast enough to outperform WinXP (or whatever they decide to put in it).

MS is trying all the time to get a d*ck in someone's ass, now it appears they are going after poor children. Kids don't need the old costly sh*t, they need the new faster, free stuff.

Yeah, it'll probably be optional at most - And if you'll look, it seems it's got a custom version of windows on it.

Cloudy
the_eternal_dark
January 14th, 2008, 04:39
Yeah, it'll probably be optional at most - And if you'll look, it seems it's got a custom version of windows on it.

Cloudy

Probably an updated version of Windows ME.... :rofl:

It would have to be a customized version, and who knows, MS may open source that version.... Doubt it though...