By means of OLPC Microsoft recruits users from the countries of the third world
Microsoft has decided to join the initiative «to Each child — on the laptop» (One Laptop Per Child — OLPC). And now the country Peru government will receive in trial use inexpensive leptopyi HO, working under control of OS Windows XP.
Participants of project OLPC, whose problem are data of cost of laptop XO to $100, will issue to schoolboys of Peru small green leptopyi with which can use within nine months. Now cost of manufacturing HO manages in $200.
While there is no information on that, how many will be concrete lptops is issued, and when the given share starts.
First OLPC offered XO on the basis of Linux as this OS is free, furthermore, organizers have been assured, that systems with Linux will work more effectively. Supporters opened ON hoped, that together with distribution leptopov XO among 5 billion the persons living in developing countries, popularity Linux will grow and more and more to affirm philosophy of open source codes.
However, as it was found out, company Microsoft had the kinds on aforementioned 5 billion potential users.
The decision on introduction of OS Windows for HO was accepted after officers from some countries, for example, in Egypt, have stated fears concerning that a pier, opened ON it will be bad to prepare pupils for modern realities where in software sphere dominates Microsoft. Amazing on the degree prityanutosti for ears an explanation. It is possible to think, that to the person, learnt will work, for example, with OpenOffice not under force to run in MS Office! Besides, dominating ON the most advanced so, as of today browsers with open codes are evaluated by users and experts as more progressive, than the same not always is Internet Explorer.
However, now OLPC offers leptopyi XO both with Linux, and with Windows XP.
Project OLPC has been organised by professors from the Massachusetsky institute of technology. Now the project leader is Nicolas Negroponte.
Microsoft also has started program Unlimited Potential pursuing the aim of distribution of computer technologies in the countries of the third world.
