It looks like Microsoft is starting to freak out about all the Linux-based cheap laptops, so they've teamed up with that minor gadget maker in attempt of having their own Windows-XP based low-cost laptop.
Well, as a person who sticks with WinXP just because I got it included in my Laptop's price - that's exactly what I've been telling people who asked me what OS to install on their PC's after they had enough of Windows.
Brief Translation: For the first time in history, an official Israeli organization (in this case: the Ministry of Education) has signed a cooperation agreement with Sun Microsystems, the biggest supporter of Linux and open-source software.
Translation: UK-based Globalization Institute is offering the EU to legally forbid the distribution of PC's with built-in Operating Systems, trying to stop Microsoft Windows's dominating of the OS market and encourage the use of various open-code systems like Linux.