Remember that One Laptop Per Child initiative? Members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab started a foundation with the goal in mind of providing laptops to as many children as possible around the world (ideally, one per child). Doing this would obviously require a very low cost machine, and though many said it wasn't possible, MIT found a manufacturer to make the thing, and the final cost was about $100.

Many major computer, technology and other companies signed on to sponsor the project - AMD, Brightstar Corporation, eBay, Google, Marvell, News Corporation, SES, Nortel Networks, and Red Hat - each donating two million dollars.

Well, Microsoft have just now gotten involved as well, agreeing to have their OS available on each of the systems in the future. The computer corporation says they'll begin testing on the laptops in "key emerging markets" as early as June. Eventually, customers will be able to dual-boot their computers with Windows and Linux OS'.

It is not stated whether or not the OS provided will be Vista or XP, or perhaps a half-and-half situation. Also, there is no word on whether or not Microsoft will be donating its own share to the cause, though this can be presumed with all the philanthropic work the company has done.