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Microsoft tactics push India toward Linux (Linux-Watch)

Microsoft tactics push India toward Linux (Linux-Watch)
[Press] Posted Jul 1, 2008 18:20 UTC (Tue) by ris

Linux-Watch looks at Linux laptops for school children in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. "In evaluating laptop hardware, ELCOT claims to have two primary tests. One is a "fire walk test" that requires laptops to survive being stood and walked upon by 175-pound people. The other -- hopefully easier to pass -- requires that they fully support Linux."

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