No Dual-Boot XO Laptop, According to Microsoft

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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Re:The OLPC can change history

[skoaldipper]

Um, did the mod read parent's post in it's entirety?

Hot on the heels of Hubble Finds Double * Ring

[davidsyes]

* (ballmer/msoft?)

What a cosmic implosion for all that banter and bickering in yesterday's thread. Any bets on msoft being DeepGoat (the Deepthroat) source of the leak?

Just like naval vessels, it seems we have rumour for EVERY occasion, hehehehe.

But, here's truth, Stevie B:

I LOVE my Linux Experience, thank you very much (despite some hickups). I have ALTFAA (A Laptop For An Adult), and I'm experiencing:

http://www.cad-schroer.com/index.php?screen=1&land=com

EVEN THOUGH I just bought a vista-harboring Gateway laptop, and even though I bought Punch! CAD and TurboCAD. Cad-Schroer has a few things for me to wrap my brain around, and the Linux client is UNIXy, but if ever I want to use the *dows client, I can do that too.

Too bad not many other companies in CAD provide a free (for personal use) Linux binary/rpm.

So, stevie, you're NOT welcome in MY double-ring. I like them working the way nature intended, "unchallenged"...