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In 2008 OLPC added the capability to [[firmware]] to boot Microsoft Windows as well as a Linux distributions such as the OLPC's software release of the [[Sugar]] UI running on [[Fedora]] Linux.

== Various statements and articles ==

[[Nicholas Negroponte]] has discussed a Linux/Windows dual-boot configuration of the XO with Microsoft. Microsoft is against it.
[[Nicholas Negroponte]] has discussed a Linux/Windows dual-boot configuration of the XO with Microsoft. Microsoft is against it.


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Revision as of 21:45, 21 July 2009

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In 2008 OLPC added the capability to firmware to boot Microsoft Windows as well as a Linux distributions such as the OLPC's software release of the Sugar UI running on Fedora Linux.

Various statements and articles

Nicholas Negroponte has discussed a Linux/Windows dual-boot configuration of the XO with Microsoft. Microsoft is against it.

NN: "We have been engaged in discussions with Microsoft for several months, to explore a dual boot version of the XO."

Microsoft denies dual-boot Linux/Windows XO laptops are on its agenda: "While we have investigated the possibility in the past, Microsoft is not developing dual-boot Windows XP support for One Laptop Per Child’s XO laptop."

First Footage: Same OLPC XO Boots Both Sugar and Windows XP