OLPC running Windows XP

By James Kendrick | Thursday, July 24, 2008 | 2:36 PM CT | 7 comments | Tweet This

The OLPC has captured the hearts and imaginations of us for some time and fueled the original cheap mini-notebook dream. The original dream of a $200 laptop for children quickly caught fire and Nicholas Negroponte has seen the OLPC program grow and grow. Our buddy Om Malik is attending the Fortune conference this week and got to spend time with Negroponte who brought an OLPC running Windows XP. One of the ways the OLPC can be produced so cheaply is by using Linux for the OS and it’s cool to see one running Windows XP. Thanks Om!

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Comments (7)

Our buddy? That’s “boss” for you.

Regards,

Om

PS: Just kidding

Om — 12:22 PM on July 24, 2008 Reply
Whew! Good thing the author is listed under each post!

Kevin C. Tofel — 12:41 PM on July 24, 2008 Reply
When you can call your boss “buddy” you have the best of both worlds (thinking fast on feet).

James Kendrick — 12:47 PM on July 24, 2008 Reply
I hope it is the nLited one and the full bloat version

Kamal DS — 5:21 PM on July 24, 2008 Reply
OOps..I mean “it is not the full bloated version”.

PS: been chewing words these days in my mouth

Kamal DS — 5:22 PM on July 24, 2008 Reply
Heh. I hope you guys cashed those checks already.

Scott_H — 1:00 AM on July 25, 2008 Reply
With regards OLPC XO and Windows XP, checkout rms’s comments on the topic at http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/can-we-rescue-olpc-from-windows.

David J. Pettifor — 4:04 AM on July 25, 2008 Reply