Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 27th Apr 2007 07:10 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems "The founder of the ambitious "$100 laptop" project, which plans to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, revealed Thursday that the machine for now costs $175, and it will be able to run Windows in addition to its homegrown, open-source interface." More here.
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RE: Why?
by Lettherebemorelight on Fri 27th Apr 2007 08:53 UTC in reply to "Why?"
Lettherebemorelight
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Options are always good, but it sounds like a PR advertisement to me. The CPU is x86 and Im sure I dont have to tell anyone here that running windows on an x86 CPU isnt new. It is perfect timing for that OS/office whatever package MS is offering for $3 though.

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