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Old 04-03-2009, 10:00 AM   #1
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LXer: Obama to OLPC American Schools with XO-1.5's!!!


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In a surprise declaration, I am still trying to process, President Barack Obama has announced a massive deployment of XO laptops to every public school student in America - to both improve education and stimulate the American economy. While that's game-changing just in itself, here's the real kicker - these will be XO-1.5's made by Intel & Dell!

[I think this is great, if it actually happens.. - Scott]

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Old 04-03-2009, 09:40 PM   #2
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What concerns me is will it have Linux on it or $Windblows ??
 
Old 04-04-2009, 07:50 AM   #3
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You can bet your last dollar that Microsoft will spend whatever it takes to make sure those things run Windows. I'm sure they've got a few billion lobbyists lined up ready to make all sorts of "campaign donations"
 
  


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