Doom and gloom for the OLPC laptop?
Posted on November 28th, 2007 by Mr.Rcollins
One Laptop per Child is blaming politics for holding back the XO laptop, while the article goes into a little background how Microsoft and Intel are doing what they can to stop it. I believe the blame can be firmly placed on OLPC. Instead of just focusing on governments, they should also allow school districts to buy the laptops. While their goal is formidable, they also need the economics of scale to bring the cost down to $100 from the current $188. Loosening the purchasing restrictions would go a long way toward this goal.
Does anyone know their reasoning behind not allowing school districts to buy the XO?
Related Posts
SimCity donated to the OLPC project
The oral tradition in the 21st century
Beware of that Firewire port!
Wifi access in schools
Students and communication
Discussion Area - Leave a Comment