The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will install Windows XP on its low-cost laptops for students in developing countries, according to a joint announcement on Friday.
The operating system will be offered as an alternative to the project's home-grown Linux-based operating system. Microsoft is charging the non-profit group just three dollars per installation. But hardware changes including increased memory will add an extra 20 dollars to the price of each machine ordered with Windows.