One of my favorite projects to follow has been the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) by founder Nicholas Negroponte. Announced now is a joint partnership with Microsoft, promoting Windows XP on the OLPC.
There are two sides to this... the anti-Microsoft-conglomerate will say Linux was perfectly suited to this little machine, and far more kid friendly. (Note the super-imposed "Blue Screen of Death" on the image.) The other side would suggest that joint efforts can only help this project. There is no bigger name in computers than Microsoft.
What we have seen now that OLPC is here, along side the Asus EeePC and others coming out is a change in hardware that's been a long time coming.
Read more about this from Wired.
Read a different perspective from CNN.
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