Peru Becomes the First Country to Try Out XP-Powered XO Laptop

September 16, 2008 4 Comments

It looks like the OLPC XO Laptop powered by Windows XP will soon have it’s official guinea pig. In an agreement, Microsoft and OLPC announced that kids from Peru will be the first to try out the XO laptops with Windows XP as the OS. The pilot program will run for nine months and is aimed at testing the capabilities of the XO laptop when powered by the Windows XP.

If you will recall, Microsoft and OLPC have been testing the XO’s capabilities in running Windows XP. And just recently, they announced that the XO’s will soon be available with the said OS for countries would want to have the said laptops. XO used to run only with Linux but OLPC had to work it out with Microsoft since most countries demanded to have the said laptops with Windows XP OS.

Honestly, we’re really hoping that the XO laptop finally gets the success it needs in Peru so that other countries may follow in adapting it.  The XO Laptop has been around for quiet some time now, and it is but the right time for it to prove itself to the world.

Via [News.com]

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