[Foundation-l] OLPC & Windows?

[Gerard Meijssen]

galwaygirl schreef:
> Hi,
>
> I just came across this worrying news item:
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2170209/microsoft-looking-windows-olpc
>
> Does anyone know more about this? Is it really true?
>
> Galwaygirl
Hoi,
There are two sides to this story. The standard hardware that runs the 
OLPC software nicely will not run the Windows software. Consequently 
many of the advantages of using this system go out of the window (pun 
intended) because extra hardware will require more power and it is 
exactly the low power functionality that makes this system shine. The 
only "dark" side that I see, is that as the system can be made to run 
such extended services, it will become more of an object people are 
willing to steal. The bright side is that when it can run Windows, there 
is room for extending the functionality of the hardware. This may make 
the system also more interesting for the western market where the superb 
ability to run with limited power is less relevant.

Thanks,
    GerardM