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Article: XO Laptop to offer Win XP option.
- Article from:
- The Star (Amman, Jordan)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2008
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Edited by Zeid Nasser Microsoft has spent a year to make Windows XP compatible with the XO laptop, although not all features have been enabled yetMicrosoft has spent a year to make Windows XP compatible with the XO laptop, although not all features have been enabled yetMicrosoft and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative have reached an agreement to provide the Windows XP operating system on the low-cost PC.The deal will see trials of Windows running on the XO laptop in several key emerging markets from June. The XO machines have previously only been available with the Linux OS installed. The Windows laptops will cot $199, compared to $189 for the Linux-based machines. ...