__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 25 July 2006 18:06 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Nigeria buys into US$100 laptop concept
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>>| The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative for the developing world,
>>| the brainchild of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media
>>| Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte, is gaining ground in Africa, with
>>| Nigeria announcing the acquisition of one million laptops.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1237594850&rid=-50
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>> IIRC, 200-300/500 million units are expected to be made within the first
>> 2-3 years.
>
> The really sad thing is that Intel have joined with Microsoft to con the
> rest of Africa. I really thought more of Intel than that.
*LOL* But have you heard about the pricing? IIRC, it was a laughable $300 for
something that wasn't much better at all. If you think of Nigerian SPAM,
think of the power of 1 million Windows zombies in a single country,
interconnected using Wi-Fi.
Best wishes,
Roy
PS - The laughter was not directed at Nigeria, but rather at the poor
counter-attack attempt from Microsoft. And let's not forget...
Poor Kids' Laptop Cranks Up
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| Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates earlier this year told the Microsoft
| Government Leaders Forum, "Geez, get a decent computer where you can
| actually read the text and you?re not sitting there cranking the thing
| while you're trying to type" (see Bill Gates Mocks $100 Laptop).
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http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=17302
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