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Will the XO laptop cost $100 or less by the end of 2008?
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score: 10
Forbes.com 1 week ago
each purchase a second laptop will be donated to a needy child somewhere in the world. Dailymotion and OLPC recently partnered to launch a child-safe Web video portal for users of the OLPC's XO laptop. The site, olpc.dailymotion.com, uses free and open
score: 10
Silicon.com 1 week ago
One Laptop per Child's 'Give One, Get One' scheme looks set to launch in the UK in December. According to a listing on Amazon.co.uk on Tuesday, people will
score: 10
Boston Globe 2 weeks ago
SEATTLE --The One Laptop Per Child project is set to resume its Give One Get One promotion for its kid-friendly computers Monday with logistics help from Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. With Give
score: 10
ZDNet UK 2 weeks ago
One Laptop per Child's 'Give One, Get One' scheme looks set to launch in the UK in December. According to a on Tuesday, people will be able to buy an
score: 10
Christian Science Monitor 2 weeks ago
The One Laptop Per Child project, whose goal was to create a low cost computer to foster learning for children in developing countries, has restarted its ?Give 1, Get 1? scheme. The
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why would they pay $100 for a silly laptop? Because I wouldnt even if i had a billion dollars.
furthermore, lots of people live below $1 a day.... surely they can think of better ways to improve education...
dont purchase these laptop! put money into financing computer labs so that everybody has access to a decent computer (in America)
OLPC partners with Amazon, ITU Sep. 05, 2008
Amazon will sell One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)'s Linux-compatible XO notebook starting in November, says a news story. [Another story says the price will be $200 for single-unit purchases.] The story also says OLPC is partnering with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to help distribute the notebooks, and the next-generation XO-2 will ship in 1Q 2010.
The XO-2 will dispense with the the keyboard and touchpad and depend solely on dual 16x9-proportioned, sunlight-readable touchscreens, says OLPC. ... The goal is to deliver the device at a volume price of $75 to large educational buyers. [But not this year.]
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Over the last year the XO's price rose to twice the initially touted $100, leading governments to back off of plans to make high-volume purchases.
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