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All this work on a deprecated OS?
I thought Vista was the future? Active development to port XP, let's face it, a stable but very outdated OS onto the OLPC. At some point, MS will have to accept the fact that even with free education software, business partners salivating at billions in side sales, etc, even the most newbie of technology folks will not want to put their eggs into an OS that has no future.

MS, dedicate some serious resources to making Vista, some flavor, somehow, lean, mean, capable and robust, otherwise, this, and this alone will be your biggest obstacle.

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All this work on a deprecated OS?  TripleII | 12/06/07
Given the proliferation of low cost and mobile computers, MS went the wrong  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
What OS has no future?  Resuna | 12/06/07
XP has no future  TripleII | 12/06/07
Vista too bloated  Greenknight_z | 12/07/07
Microsoft wouldn't touch OLPC...  bjbrock | 12/06/07
Well, MS did not want cheap durable laptops to be available to developing  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Oh, Now you know what they were privately thinking?  GuidingLight | 12/06/07
It's easy to know what they think.  bjbrock | 12/06/07
It does not offend it stinks  ja4509 | 12/06/07
Free?  balaknair | 12/07/07
Bill Gates on OLPC  yahoopostoffice-two@... | 12/09/07
Hmmm! Not sure...  JCitizen | 12/10/07
fa shizzle  battlesound | 12/06/07
National security issues / Religious, national, ethnic pride  Rick_R | 12/06/07
And, George Bush may be doing more than anybody else to get governments  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Kind of Wonderful, just wish he'd do it here. (NT)  Update victim | 12/06/07
Xp on Asus EEE PC  croberts | 12/06/07
Mandriva/PCLinuxOS  TripleII | 12/06/07
MS tying themselves in knots  Chad_z | 12/06/07
Right on, Chad_z:  OButterball | 12/06/07
MS is using monopoly tactics again ...  MisterMiester | 12/06/07
You hit it on the nead.  Update victim | 12/06/07
I get the feeling M$ is running scared...  JCitizen | 12/06/07
Monopoly Tactics  misceng | 12/07/07
Activation ??? H*** NO.  Update victim | 12/06/07
That's hillarious  battlesound | 12/06/07
Microsoft wants XP because...  bjbrock | 12/06/07
you're on to something  ws3d | 12/06/07
MS and small devices  chromeronin | 12/06/07
It is funny to watch them squirm. MS really does NOT want countries  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
duh...  craig-wilson@... | 12/06/07
And, that is the problem for MS. When poor countries need millions of  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
With the rapid drop in SD card prices...  JCitizen | 12/06/07
But, it will still be cheaper to just put more flash on the motherboard. An  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Ironically it was Bill Gates that made that feature..  JCitizen | 12/06/07
Your right! And think what will happen to the  ja4509 | 12/06/07
Check out the Walmart $200 Linux PC.  Update victim | 12/06/07
Yup, good old fashioned competition.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/06/07
More like a big "oh sheeeet" from Microsoft. They were hoping the OLPC  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
MS audition for Dancing with the Stars?  Chad_z | 12/06/07
Naw, that's just one little  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/06/07
Well, still funny to wath them jump to action here after years of  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Microsoft doesn't make PCs.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/06/07
Microsoft IS now in the hardware business, XBox, Surface PC are a couple of  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Seriously, to meet the need, they would have to ...  JCitizen | 12/06/07
There is nothing stopping MS from getting in the special purpose hardware  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
I think the whole reality for Microsoft in this developement..  JCitizen | 12/06/07
ROTFLMAO You Win Stupid Post Of The Day!  itanalyst | 12/06/07
This time they may get hit with ANTI-DUMPING LAWS (NT)  Update victim | 12/06/07
i.e. Anti trust (NT)  JCitizen | 12/06/07
They can adapt in wealthy markets only.  bjbrock | 12/06/07
competition != FUD  Linux Geek | 12/06/07
I hope the project leaders are smarter than that.  JCitizen | 12/06/07
Suddenly all of the MS Shills . . .  critic-at-arms | 12/06/07
Re:  Vadim P. | 12/06/07
Another thing, this could just be a trick to slow down orders for OLPC. It  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Kinda obvious, isn't it. However I like the SD idea..  JCitizen | 12/06/07
On the SD cards. I would rather see them make one more available externally  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
With 4 and 8 Gb SD card prices dropping...  JCitizen | 12/10/07
that's the effect  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 12/06/07
Yes, and in the grand scheme of things it costs them very little. They  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
...slow down BIG orders is the plan...  battlesound | 12/06/07
This is a GREAT idea! IROC for OSes!  critic-at-arms | 12/06/07
Yes, MS does not like to compete in the free catagory, where they have to  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
But you said they are not allowed  GuidingLight | 12/06/07
It is illegal to give under the table bribes to politicians and suppliers,  DonnieBoy | 12/07/07
But then Mandriva's tech support  GuidingLight | 12/07/07
You have benn SPANKED! (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/07/07
You have made a fool of yourself.  DonnieBoy | 12/07/07
Very specious argument  Heatlesssun1 | 12/06/07
Really?  linux for me | 12/06/07
But what about in the home  Heatlesssun1 | 12/06/07
Not true anymore ...  MisterMiester | 12/06/07
Microsoft may have just shot themselves in the foot with  Update victim | 12/06/07
The way they got burned by the Justic Department..  JCitizen | 12/06/07
run Windows Apps on XO laptop  ThinkFair | 12/06/07
Interesting; also, hints of Wii versus PS3 here  paul_wagner@... | 12/06/07
Since there is already a requirement to run...  JCitizen | 12/06/07
RE: XP on OLPC: Microsoft's gambit to stay in the emerging market conversat  Gerald_in_seattle | 12/06/07
The problem for MS, is that you really can not put the base OS on removable  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Earlier versions of Windows  PCcritic | 12/06/07
They couldn't resist the FUD  Robert Crocker | 12/06/07
Hey you're right!  ws3d | 12/06/07
Even if they get XP to run, will the Apps work?  pointzerotwo@... | 12/06/07
Well, Portable Apps would run  PCcritic | 12/06/07
I got a buddy that is still running XP Home on a ..  JCitizen | 12/06/07
HUH? No Vista for OLPC?!?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 12/06/07
Why not Vista on a $200 laptop  woftbo@... | 12/06/07
depends on the audience.  battlesound | 12/06/07
RE: XP on OLPC: Microsoft's gambit to stay in the emerging market conversation  QuietAmerican | 12/06/07
Good points  Larry Dignan ZDNet Moderator | 12/06/07
The ship is doing very well right now. The G1G1 program, and the 260,000  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
Too bad Nigeria cancled their 1,000,000;;;  JCitizen | 12/06/07
I beleive Libya did also, and are ordering the classmate instead  GuidingLight | 12/06/07
It will be interesting to see if Intel or Microsoft...  JCitizen | 12/07/07
Why do you assume that?  QuietAmerican | 12/06/07
Don't confuse the Gates...  bjbrock | 12/06/07
And the foundation also ...  MisterMiester | 12/06/07
Thanks for the links!  Ole Man | 12/06/07
Wow, a real eye opener  balaknair | 12/07/07
At least Microsoft was honest as they admitted ...  JCitizen | 12/07/07
The basic question is can you trust the motives of corporations that could  DonnieBoy | 12/06/07
You have to excuse DonnieBoy  GuidingLight | 12/06/07
The issue is, if the company founder creates a foundation, can you then be  DonnieBoy | 12/07/07
Good article - good journalism.  JCitizen | 12/06/07
Feel their pain!  George Mitchell | 12/06/07
Love it!  JCitizen | 12/06/07
Yep, as it is often put  Ole Man | 12/06/07
Education Tool  chromeronin | 12/06/07
This is good journalism...  ja4509 | 12/06/07
Microsoft won't kill XP yet?  Presler | 12/06/07
Microsoft is already working on MinWin. (NT)  JCitizen | 12/07/07
RE: XP on OLPC: Microsoft's gambit to stay in the emerging market conversation  k.filius@... | 12/07/07
Not just that, but Windows 95?  lauren.glenn@... | 12/07/07
The funniest thing was the reference to...  Henrik Moller | 12/07/07
Thanks for the humorous article pointing out the obvious.  dfolk | 12/09/07
Microsoft doesn't like *nix plain and simple  John Musbach | 12/09/07
Untill a "paid for" developer complains...  JCitizen | 12/10/07
Remember back a few months ago when MS was talking about a smaller kernal?  Xwindowsjunkie | 12/22/07

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