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They probably have a skunkworks though.
OLPC on it's own, completely agree, but there is/are multiple ARM based devices in the pipeline. Certainly Android on ARM on a phone or netbook (both likely) is something Microsoft is tracking closely. I don't think they will get caught by ARM netbooks (assuming they take off, they may well be doing a wait and see) unprepared.

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Doubtfull.  ShadeTree | 03/12/09
They probably have a skunkworks though.  TripleII | 03/12/09
It's called Windows Mobile/WindowsCE  TheWerewolf | 03/12/09
Linux will win hands down against Windows Mobile/CE. There are a lot more  DonnieBoy | 03/12/09
Oooohhhh...MS is shaking in its boots...Great post Mr. Paige...  transposeIT | 03/12/09
Maybe not shaking in their boots...  Michael Kelly | 03/13/09
Linux forced MS to give away XP for the netbook platform.  DonnieBoy | 03/13/09
$7 Solution  mswift@... | 03/13/09
@mswift - Think of the poor shareholders for cryin out loud...  storm14k | 03/14/09
If Linux is so good, why can't they give it away?  de-void | 04/07/09
MS already owns 90% of computer shoppers brains  T1Oracle | 04/08/09
Android still has a lot of growing up to do  Michael Kelly | 03/13/09
I'm not sure they lack all that you describe...  storm14k | 03/13/09
I know it's not a major technical challenge  Michael Kelly | 03/13/09
What I was getting at...  storm14k | 03/13/09
Arm and MS  bklooste | 06/02/09
NT was originally built on MIPS, and then on x86, Alpha and PowerPC  de-void | 03/13/09
hello  jdbukis@... | 03/14/09
No.  de-void | 04/07/09
They've actually had/have several!  de-void | 04/07/09
Yup.  Sleeper Service | 03/13/09
In Taiwan they will make money on it, but no lunch for m$.  InAction Man | 03/14/09
Applications anyone?  DotNetPgmr | 03/12/09
Those x86 apps will run on the cloud. The clients will be Arm devices  InAction Man | 03/14/09
x86 apps will live in the cloud. Clients will be Arm devices.  InAction Man | 03/14/09
God I hope not.  TheWerewolf | 03/12/09
Intel Atom  shadfurman | 03/12/09
The biggest problem with x86 ...  de-void | 03/13/09
Nonsense.  de-void | 03/13/09
Three-way split  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/12/09
not just olpc  Eduardo_z | 03/12/09
no  shadfurman | 03/12/09
It is not just OLPC, there will be other netbooks that use ARM. Nvidia,  DonnieBoy | 03/12/09
naw  shadfurman | 03/12/09
Still, the only way that MS could hold off Linux was with a nearly free  DonnieBoy | 03/13/09
Um, that's 90% in less than a year? happy  wolf_z | 03/13/09
Yep, and it forced MS to bring back an 8 year old OS and give it away.  DonnieBoy | 03/13/09
MS aren't giving XP away  de-void | 03/13/09
The definition of hurt.  TripleII | 03/13/09
Sorry, TripleII, I found some errors in the "math"  GuidingLight | 03/13/09
@TripleII - 435M? That's 1/4 of one day of gross revenue  de-void | 03/17/09
(laughing hysterically)  wolf_z | 03/13/09
Bozo would laugh like that too!  InAction Man | 03/14/09
@ InactionMan  wolf_z | 03/15/09
Not at all.  GuidingLight | 03/13/09
The very best laugh of the day.  TripleII | 03/13/09
How soon they have forgotten...  storm14k | 03/14/09
And if they can't get an iPhone with windoze they'll purchase a competing  InAction Man | 03/14/09
No way  CobraA1 | 03/12/09
So, if that is true, and Arm netbooks are hot, MS is in deep sheeeet.  DonnieBoy | 03/12/09
You also said that before MS get into Netbooks and look who's dominating...  transposeIT | 03/12/09
exactly!  shadfurman | 03/12/09
Dominating, at the expense of having to give away XP, AND  DonnieBoy | 03/13/09
You say that so proudly...  wolf_z | 03/13/09
Look at it the other way. Windows has almost zero value against Linux in th  DonnieBoy | 03/13/09
You contradict yourself!  de-void | 03/13/09
@de-void  TripleII | 03/13/09
Look at it the other way Linux has almost zero value against Windows  GuidingLight | 03/13/09
They aren't giving it away  wolf_z | 03/13/09
@GL ...value...  n0neXn0ne | 03/13/09
@TripleII : While I appreciate your enthusiasm ...  de-void | 03/16/09
Re; Linux still clings to 10% marketshare!  hkommedal | 03/14/09
no IFs, they are in deep...  InAction Man | 03/14/09
dude  jdbukis@... | 03/14/09
ARM is not going to kill x86 anytime soon, but  hkommedal | 03/14/09
Of course they will react  InAction Man | 03/14/09
Re; I doubt they will see much success. Do not EVER  hkommedal | 03/14/09
You assume too much  de-void | 03/16/09
Not really...  logicearth@... | 03/13/09
Just need a good C/C++ compiler  wolf_z | 03/13/09
Or perhaps like Microsoft's C++ compilers for x86, x64, Itanium and ARM  de-void | 03/13/09
FAIL  de-void | 03/13/09
I have "a funny feeling" that Windows can easily be  hkommedal | 03/14/09
Why do you dislike DRM?  de-void | 03/17/09
Close but not quite right  mikegalos@... | 03/15/09
You're right ...  de-void | 03/17/09
RE: Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?  Eduardo_z | 03/12/09
RE: Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?  shadfurman | 03/12/09
That is a good idea. It does need a few modifications though.  hkommedal | 03/14/09
RE: Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?  shadfurman | 03/12/09
If MS kills DRM in a ARM recompile, then they could get the upper hand.  hkommedal | 03/14/09
Well it will depend  timiteh | 03/13/09
If Microsoft was open-source this wouldn't be an issue  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/13/09
What do you think Microsoft are doing?  de-void | 03/13/09
Obviously they do have their thumbs up their a$$es  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/14/09
Right...becaue x64 and Itanium are really x86 platforms  logicearth@... | 03/14/09
RE: Reliant on x86 features  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/14/09
Close, but no cigar ...  de-void | 03/16/09
Yeah, sorry I'd completely forgotten the Itanium.  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/17/09
@Custard_over_2x_Pie: Yeah, Itanium still lives  de-void | 03/17/09
Itanium is a completely different beast to x86/x64  de-void | 03/16/09
Actually ... they obviously DON'T!  de-void | 03/16/09
RE: MinWin  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/17/09
Suspend resume is ALREADY part of the NT kernel  de-void | 03/17/09
Cheap stunt by Negroponte  croberts | 03/13/09
A-Men  DannyO_0x98 | 03/14/09
RE: Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop?  Loverock Davidson | 03/13/09
Even if MS doesn't port Windows  terry flores | 03/13/09
m$ is in deep shite  InAction Man | 03/14/09
lol  jdbukis@... | 03/14/09
Power PC is the past ARM is the future, there's the difference.  InAction Man | 03/14/09
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight  de-void | 03/17/09
50 million: It's a numbers game  rosanlo | 03/13/09
Remember... the Bill Gates Foundation.  pcguy777 | 03/13/09
What's the point then?  DotNetPgmr | 03/14/09
OLPC is Dead anyway....  dunn@... | 03/16/09
at some point Windows mobile will merge with Windows...  marees | 03/16/09
ARM is good  QuimaxW | 03/18/09

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