Stony Stevenson passed us a link to an IT News story about Microsoft's recent request that the folks behind the XO laptop redesign it to suit their needs. The company now wants to be able to run Windows XP on the highly-publicized and inexpensive... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Thu, Dec 06 2007
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Negroponte Says Windows "Runs Well" On XO Laptop » slashdot Stony Stevenson alerts us to comments from OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte indicating his approval of Windows' performance on the XO laptop. Negroponte said in an email, "Sugar needs a wider basis, to run on more Linux platforms and to run under... |
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OLPC and Microsoft punt Windows-only XO laptop » the register (uk) Odd couple shack up Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation have confirmed that the XO laptop will soon be available as Windows-loaded machines.… |
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Microsoft Marketing to OS Pirates, Just Agree to Audits! » slashdot Stony Stevenson writes "In the latest sign that Microsoft expects to support its Windows XP operating system for the foreseeable future, the company has introduced a new licensing program designed to let users of fake or pirated copies of the business... |
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Microsoft and OLPC Agree To Put XP On the XO Laptop » slashdot Apro+im points out a NYTimes report which states that Microsoft and the OLPC project have officially agreed to put Windows XP on the XO laptop. While Microsoft has been working toward this for some time, analysts began to think a deal was more likely... |
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OLPC developing dual-boot Windows, Linux OS for laptops (Dan Nystedt/InfoWorld) » techmeme OLPC developing dual-boot Windows, Linux OS for laptops — San Francisco - The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on laptops aimed at kids in... |
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