In 2008 , Negroponte showed some doubt about the exclusive use of open - source software for the project .
In 2008 , Negroponte made suggestions supporting a move towards adding Windows XP , which Microsoft was in the process of porting over to the XO hardware .
In 2008 , Negroponte showed some doubt about the exclusive use of open - source software for the project , and made suggestions supporting a move towards adding Windows XP , which Microsoft was in the process of porting over to the XO hardware .