$100 laptop nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft

                   
keralanext.com     May 17, 2008            

BOSTON - The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren. Microsoft and the laptop organization announced Thursday that the... [read full story]                    

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Give your grad a laptop

usatoday.com     May 15, 2008          

It's become a rite of passage in many families: When you graduate from high school, you get a new laptop. This is especially true for kids going to college. Next, you must choose an operating system. Microsoft Windows is by far the most popular, but your graduate may prefer a Mac. The open-source...                    

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Microsoft Teams Up With $100 Laptop Group (AHN)

allheadlinenews.com     May 16, 2008          

Ed Sutherland - AHN Editor Cambridge, MA (AHN) - Microsoft Windows is now an option for inexpensive computers sold by the 'One Laptop Per Child' organization. Students using the laptop will be able to choose running Windows or the group's own Linux-based operating system. Offering Windows will...                    

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AHN - Microsoft Teams Up With $100 Laptop Group

allheadlinenews.com     May 16, 2008          

Ed Sutherland - AHN Editor Cambridge, MA (AHN) - Microsoft Windows is now an option for inexpensive computers sold by the 'One Laptop Per Child' organization. Students using the laptop will be able to choose running Windows or the group's own Linux-based operating system. Offering Windows will...                    

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'$100 laptop' embraces Windows XP

newsvine.com     May 16, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri May 16, 2008 9:25 AM EDT Microsoft has joined forces with the developers of the "$100 laptop" to make Windows available on the machines. The move was prompted by countries which demanded the operating system before placing...                    

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One Laptop Per Child Scales the Gates

901am.com     May 16, 2008          

Microsoft, along with the One Laptop Per Child project, have announced that the XO laptop will be available in both Linux and Windows. The Windows-powered XO will be released in approximately six countries starting next month. Expect a wider release later in the year. The agreement, which has...                    

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'$100 laptop' to Run Windows

cdrinfo.com     May 16, 2008          

The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren. Microsoft and the laptop organization announced Thursday that the nonprofit's green-and-white "XO" computers now can run Windows...                    

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Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children

pcin.net     May 16, 2008          

From the New York Times: After a years-long dispute, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child said Thursday that they had reached an agreement to offer Windows on the organization’s computers. Microsoft long resisted joining the ambitious project because its laptops...                    

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Microsoft Windows comes to green laptop

earthtimes.org     May 17, 2008          

San Francisco - The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will install Windows XP on its low-cost laptops for students in developing countries, according to a joint announcement Friday. The operating system will be offered as an alternative to the proj...                    

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Business & Technology | Microsoft joining laptop crusade | Seattle Times Newspaper

afprc11.blogspot.com     May 16, 2008          

"Microsoft and the laptop organization announced Thursday that the nonprofit's green-and-white XO computers now can run Windows in addition to their homegrown interface, which is built on the open Linux operating system. That had been anticipated for months, but it amounts to a major...                    

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‘$100 laptop’ Embraces Windows XP [Voices]

allthingsd.com     May 16, 2008          

By Jonathan Fildes, Science and technology reporter, BBC News Microsoft has joined forces with the developers of the “$100 laptop” to make Windows available on the machines. The move was prompted by countries which demanded the operating system before placing an order. Trials of laptops loaded...                    

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