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[News] Sugar+GNU/Linux a Threat to Microsoft

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Why Sugar is a big deal for Windows

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| Leigh Dyer explains why the low-cost laptop interface is shaking up the OS 
| world, and predicts why it could appear on millions of Windows systems. 
| 
| [...]
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| More radical changes may be in store for the future. A lot of Sugar's 
| features, like the mesh networking, user presence support, and the Journal's 
| file store, could be useful across the Linux desktop, so these may end up 
| decoupled from the Sugar UI and made available for separate use in a range of  
| applications.   
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http://www.pcauthority.com.au/BlogEntry/113127,why-sugar-is-a-big-deal-for-windows.aspx


Weeks ago:

Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers

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| Sugar Laboratories, Inc. is now in informal discussions with four ultra-low
| cost laptop manufacturers about the possibility of running its Linux software
| on their hardware, according to the new company's founder.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Linux_startup_Sugar_Labs_in_informal_talks_with_four_laptop_makers/1211467857
http://tinyurl.com/3ereo6

Related:

(Video) OLPC Interface Walkthrough

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| Previously known as the $100 laptop, the OLPC boasts a 500mhz
| Processor, Linux OS, 1GB Memory, and a Two-Mode Display (Color and B&W).
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http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-olpc-interface-walkthrough
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