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No Dual-Boot XO Laptop, According to Microsoft

Posted by Soulskill on from the bringing-bsods-to-the-third-world dept.

Yesterday, we discussed reports of Microsoft and the OLPC project working towards a dual-boot version of the XO laptop. Now, BetaNews tells us that Microsoft has issued statements denying such plans. The software giant has also reaffirmed their intention to develop a Windows-only version of the laptop. Microsoft's statement to BetaNews had this to say: "While we have investigated the possibility in the past, Microsoft is not developing dual-boot Windows XP support for the One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop. As we announced in December, Microsoft plans to publish formal design guidelines early this year that will assist flash-based device manufacturers in designing machines that enable a high-quality Windows experience. Our current goal remains to provide a high-quality Windows experience on the XO device."

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  1. Reportedly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Gates didn't want Third World Niggers having access to his baby.

    Let Them Eat Linux.

  2. Windows: The Choice For A New Generation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    of niggers

  3. Windows? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Why would niggers want to use Windows XP? Shouldn't they be using Ubuntu? The next stable release, codenamed Nappy Nigger, is going to be optimized for the XO.

  4. OVPN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    One Vista Per Nigger

  5. Don't worry MS, the OLPC will fail by schnikies79 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The Slashdot mods won't like this, but the OLPC is just one huge failure.

    With how many Millions in donations and untold amounts of hype, there has still been no real delivery of the laptops. You keep hearing about them, but where are the 1000's of 3rd world kids using and learning with it? How many more Millions need to be given before we see a true and actual shipment. I guess thats what you get for trying to reinvent the wheel. They could have went with more established tech and the kids could have one now, but instead they rebuild it from the ground up and no one has one. This project shouldn't be taking this long; they're not building a space shuttle.

    If I donated anything, I would want my money back.

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    Gone!
  6. Re:Why the waste of resources? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Because Linux based Laptops are useless for Third-World kids as MS controls 95% of the OS market.
    Linux is only useful for rich spoiled geeks in the USA.
    So, or OLPC gets a working Windows based Laptop or No government, on a mentally sane state, will invest any money to buy some geeky stupid thing.
    They are not buying laptops for their kids to play tetris or post on /. they are buying laptops to enable their future generations to get a place on a heavy computerized world work market. And to do so they need Windows. That was the reason why most of the Latin American countries withdrew from the OLPC project distribution.

  7. You wanna know what I think? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I think you're a cunt