Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 6th Dec 2007 16:27 UTC
Microsoft is serious about getting Windows XP to work on OLPC's low-cost laptop, but the company still isn't sure it will be able to make a go of it. In an interview, James Utzschneider, the general manager of Microsoft's emerging market unit, says Microsoft has devoted about 40 employees and contractors to work on its effort. However, there are plenty of technical hurdles, he said. One of the biggest is the fact that the XO has no hard drive and only 1GB of built-in memory. The company concluded it needed at least 2GB of memory just for Windows and Office, so it convinced the OLPC folks to include an SD slot on the laptop's motherboard.
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2007-05-16
Really, in my opinion, this is defeating the object of the laptop. It has a customized Linux OS that has a very different user interface. It has been designed with certain goals in mind.
By putting XP on, which is *not* customizable to the same extent, you are removing one of the main parts of the project. The fact that you have to hack it (by placing an extra SD slot) should be your first warning.
Does Microsoft's greed know no limits? Why not just focus on getting XP on the Eee PC and leave this non-profit project alone?