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Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children - New York Times

Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

More on WXP + OLPC Windows will add a bit to the price of the machines, about $3, the licensing fee Microsoft charges to some developing nations under a program called Unlimited Potential. For those nations that want models that can run both Windows and Linux, the extra hardware required will add another $7 or so to the cost of the machines, Mr. Negroponte said. The laptops now cost about $200...

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One Laptop per Child computers now can run Windows

LA Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The addition of Microsoft's operating system may reassure education ministers in the developing world who have hesitated to buy the laptops. The One Laptop per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp. -- a rival the nonprofit organization once derided -- is the solution to its problems in providing inexpensive computers to children in the developing world.

Windows to run on One Laptop Per Child Computer

i4U (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop, the company said on Thursday. ...

OLPC XO to have Windows XP option by fall [U]

Electronista (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The highly talked-about OLPC XO ñ a laptop initially designed for students in developing countries ñ will ship with Windows XP as an option in August or September, with some countries to get the low-cost ultraportable sooner. Engadget expects that in...

Windows Coming on Dual-boot OLPC

PC World (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO...

OLPC XO to have Windows XP option by fall

Electronista (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

The highly talked-about OLPC XO ñ a laptop initially designed for students in developing countries ñ will ship with Windows XP as an option in August or September, with some countries to get the low-cost ultraportable sooner. Engadget expects that in...

Microsoft and OLPC Agree To Put XP On the XO Laptop

AterSlash (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

That was a close call. For a while there was a threat that emerging countries could grow into the computer world with a fast, reliable and stable platform to develop on. Now we drag them down to our level!

Windows XP on the XO Laptop - Microsoft Buys Out OLPC

One Laptop Per Child News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

So the long awaited moment has happened, Microsoft has bought One laptop Per Child with sweet promises to Nicholas Negroponte of more XO laptops sales. In what I feel is a massive marketing flaw , Negroponte has allowed the conversation around OLPC to be dominated by comparisons to business class computers. Just read his New York Times quote : The future XO OS? Education...

Windows to run on One Laptop Per Child computer

Reuters (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop, the company said on Thursday.

Microsoft Joins One Laptop per Child

Business Week (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

The nonprofit organization's alliance with Microsoft will bring Windows XP to the poorest children, and could give OLPC a much-needed boost

With Microsoft, OLPC may finally succeed

CNN (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative announced Thursday that the Windows operating system would soon be available on the so-called XO, also known as the "$100 laptop." In interviews, executives made it clear that this could be a catalytic shift in perception and market success for the innovative but up-to-now aberrant laptop intended for the poor...

Microsoft Joins One Laptop per Child

Unfortune (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

The nonprofit organization's alliance with Microsoft will bring Windows XP to the poorest children, and could give OLPC a much-needed boost

With Microsoft, OLPC may finally succeed

Unfortune (Free subscription) | yesterday

Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative announced Thursday that the Windows operating system would soon be available on the so-called XO, also known as the “$100 laptop.” In interviews, executives made it clear that this could be a catalytic shift in perception and market success for the innovative but up-to-now aberrant laptop [...]

OLPC and Microsoft

LWN.net (Free subscription) | yesterday

The One Laptop Per Child has finally sent out an official communication on its agreement with Microsoft, which involves the creation of a dual-boot version of the XO laptop. " OLPC is substantially increasing its engineering resources and all software development continues entirely on GNU/Linux. We will continue to work to make Sugar on Linux the best possible platform for...

Former security director blasts OLPC, suggests new strategy

Ars Technica (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former OLPC security directory Ivan Krstic has written a lengthy essay attacking the project, exposing what he considers its most serious failures, and providing some recommendations for a new strategy that might just bail out the failing endeavor. Read More...