Comments

• CoolGuy

  2008-04-23 14:01:45

  More locking...
  
  http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9079798
  
  This has dashed all hopes for success of OLPC project. Just see vapour ware coming out of this project from now on. What ever M$ touches turns into stone.
  
  See a fork coming out very soon. Reminds me of XFree86 and X.org saga

• CoolGuy

  2008-04-23 14:06:38

  The proof is in the pudding. One more innovative project that M$ kills
  
  http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_olpc_resignations_continue_and_aaaaaaaa
  
  World is better off without Microsoft
  
  We should have a column of "The innovative project of the week killed by M$ drones"

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-04-23 21:03:01

  Microsoft and Intel are responsible for doing the "slog" against this project in order to ensure AMD chips and Linux don't reach the children. See:
  
  http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/08/olpc-money-game/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/11/intel-microsoft-wintel-olpc/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/13/intel-corruption-astroturfing/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/23/dumping-good-cause-excuse/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/05/patent-microsoft-apple-olpc-intel/ http://boycottnovell.com/2007/11/28/patent-microsoft-intel-versus-olpc/
  
  Akin to:
  
  http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/27/anti-linux-dumping-crusade/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/microsoft-osa-invasion-attempts/ http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/08/repatining-crime-rinse-repeat/
  
  This is one of their most revolting crimes, which the press fails to cover properly.

• ZiggyFish

  2008-04-23 22:08:02

  Let's just say, if Microsoft didn't create it, then it's a target. Microsoft wants the world to revolve around them.
  
  But on another note, this ones more interesting.
  
  Microsoft, Google chiefs back in the ring
  
  I'm starting to think Steve Ballmer is two years old (if he doesn't get his own way he throws a fit).