Cheap Linux PCs may Rival One Laptop Per Child (PC World)

Cheap Linux PCs may Rival One Laptop Per Child (PC World)
PC World - As component prices drop, the aggressive pricing of commercial Linux notebooks could hamper efforts by One Laptop Per Child to supply inexpensive laptops to children in developing markets.

Nigeria favors Linux vendor Mandriva over Microsoft once more (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft may not have beaten French�Linux vendor Mandriva�in a large deal to supply Nigerian elementary schools with laptop computers and software after all.

The Enterprise Case for Instant-On Laptops (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - New virtualization platforms for laptops are currently in the works that promise to give notebook users instant-on access to selected applications without having to wait for Windows to boot. Announced last month by San Jose-based startup DeviceVM, Splashtop was first down the chute, followed by Phoenix Technologies' HyperSpace platform, which was unveiled earlier this week.

One Laptop Per Child Machines a Reality (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Two years after Nicholas Negroponte left MIT Media Lab to found One Laptop Per Child, the first XO laptops are finally rolling off a production line in China, the organization announced Tuesday.

Everex Plans Sub-$300 Linux Laptop (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Everex, which recently announced a Linux-based desktop computer for under $200, is now planning to release a sub-$300 laptop, according to news reports.

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