Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Sun 10th Aug 2008 16:38 UTC, submitted by Rahul
"Microsoft, makers of most of the computer software in the world, tried to kill it with words, and Intel, maker of most computer chips, tried to kill it with dirty tricks. Of course, they don't admit to being attempted murderers. And when I introduce you to Intel's lovely spokesperson, Agnes Kwan, you'll realise how far their denials go. But the truth is the two mightiest high-tech companies in the world looked on Negroponte's philanthropic scheme and decided it had to die."
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2006-08-29
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What they should have done -- if they really cared about getting laptops into the hands of poor children -- was partner early on with Microsoft and Intel. But, no, they decided that drawing artificial restrictions around the sole use of FOSS software was more important.
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you obviously did not read the article. Otherwise, you would at least know that Intel was contacted in the first place.
Edited 2008-08-11 21:16 UTC