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As someone who bought the buy 2 get 1, I feel betrayed by the Windows fiasco. That is NOT what I was supporting, it is like giving money to a candidate that sai
by krschultz 18y ago
As someone who bought the buy 2 get 1, I feel betrayed by the Windows fiasco. That is NOT what I was supporting, it is like giving money to a candidate that said they were pro choice and then they support Roberts nomination. I would love to know more details about the deal, Microsoft has to be funding them in some way, even if it was free $ wise, why would they go with Windows over Linux after investing all that time into Sugar?
- wmf 18y agoMaybe you read some of the wrong press coverage. OLPC will be offering a choice of Linux-only or dual-boot laptops, so every one will still have Linux (which may or may not be used). Some customers demanded Windows or nothing and OLPC choose to deliver dual-boot instead of nothing; hopefully those dual-boot laptops will create volume and help OLPC bring the price down for everyone. I don't think dual-boot will lead to fewer users of Linux/Sugar; people who want Linux will still use Linux and people who want Windows will apparently never use Linux and you can't force them to. It's anti-freedom to ban customers from running Windows on hardware that they own.