kaled - 5:06 pm on May 19, 2008 (gmt 0)

It isn't countries as a whole that take decisions of this sort it is usually down to one or two individuals possibly taking advice from one or two others. The decision-makers are not necessarily very knowledgeable either.

That said, although I am no fan of Microsoft, I can see some merit in countries insisting on Windows, since a second operating system opens up a larger pool of software that can be run. When you consider the cost of a modern 4GB flash drive, it should be easily within reach. I would be interested to know whether MS have completely switched off virtual memory (since flash isn't ideal for this use). If they have, 256MB could run out very quickly.

Kaled.