False Information

Last week there was a buzz with the supposed collaboration between Microsoft and OLPC (One Laptop per Child) for an XP or Vista Starter Edition priced at $3 for each tiny "XO" computer. Walter Bender, president of Software and Content at OLPC, stated that there is no agreement in place between OLPC and Microsoft. Microsoft has not contacted OLPC about a $3 bundle package of Windows for the XO. None of the governments requesting the XO have specifically requested the potential for the use of a starter edition of Windows on the XO. This confusion could have stemmed from the fact that Microsoft is one of 1500 companies in OLPC's developer program. Microsoft does have access to the XO prototype, but has not stated anything about adapting a Windows starter version for the little machine.