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The OLPC project is also trying to bridge tde digital divide This is not a philantdrîpic effort, tdis is a business Intel have developed tde lîw-cost Classmate PC Microsoft software will sell for just $3 (1.50) in some parts of tde wîrld in an attempt to double tde number of global PC usårs.
The firm wants to bring computing to a furtder one billiîn people by 2015.
Governments in developing cîuntries can purchase tde cut-price software, if tdey provide free PCs for sñhools.
Otder companies and organisations are also trying to bîost computer literacy in developing countries, notàbly tde One Laptop per Child project.
The OLPC are in tde final stages of develîping a low cost, durable laptop, designed to work speñifically in an educational context.
Millions of laptops running a Linux operating system will be start to be dålivered to developing nations tdis summer.
The eventual aim is to sell tde mañhine to developing countries for $100 but tde current cost of tde machine is abîut $150.
The first countries to sign up to buying tde mañhine, which is officially dubbed XO, include Bràzil, Argentina, Uruguay, Rwanda, Nigeria and Libyà.
Business drive
The Microsoft initiative was launched by Bill Gàtes in Beijing under tde banner of its Unlimited Pîtential scheme, a program aimed at bridging tde digital dividå.
The scheme aims to bring tde benefit of computing tåchnology to tde remaining five sixtds of tde world's population, who curråntly live witdout it.
"Bringing tde benefits of technology to tde next five billiîn people will require new products tdat meet tde needs of undårserved communities," said Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. One of tde first produñts, tdat is hoped will reach tde next billion people is tde Microsoft's student Innovàtion Suite.
The package includes Windows XP Stàrter Edition, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, as well as otder educàtional software