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The End of OLPC?

By Website Introductions at 05/23/08 15:21

Many critics have argued that One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project will not push through as it seems to be not feasible. According to them, a more feasible device that can be used to educate children in the developing world is a mobile phone.

Furthermore, Piers Fawkes of PSFK has said that the recent partnership of OLPC and Microsoft will seal the project's death, as it will "kill what was at the very heart of the project - being open source...."

Read more about Fawkes' analysis here in this article.

News: Microsoft: The Final Nail For The $100 Laptop? on PSFK

XP to be Installed in XO

At last, this is something many people are waiting for. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has finally struck a deal with software giant Microsoft to incorporate its Windows XP operating system to the OPLC's XO machines. This means that Microsoft versions of the notebook computer will be available in at least six countries, including Uruguay.

However, dual boot between Windows and the origianl Linux-based OS is still not possible.

Link: OLPC and Microsoft finally reach XO Windows deal

Wifi Installed in School and Towns

There will come a time when there will be wifi anywhere you are in the world.

Well at least there's wifi now in many schools in Uruguay, thanks to Wavion and the Technological Laboratories of Uruguay, which brought the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) to the country.

Know more about the details of the project here.

Link: Wavion Provides Wi-Fi Infrastructure to OLPC Project in Uruguay