____/ Mark Kent on Friday 04 January 2008 14:06 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>| Intel's departure from OLPC's board means that an effort to build a version
>>| of the project's XO laptop based on an Intel processor is over, the source
>>| said.
>>|
>>| Intel's Classmate PC is a low-cost laptop designed for students in
>>| developing countries and competes against OLPC's XO laptop, which is based
>>| on a microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Intel and OLPC
>>| agreed in July to work together on the development of technology for
>>| low-cost laptops and to stop disparaging each other's laptop offerings.
>> `----
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>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140988-c,techindustrytrends/article.html
>>
>> Good riddance to bad criminal rubbish. Intel tried to gag Nicholas
>> Negroponte using some paperwork. He knew the truth and he started speaking
>> out.
>>
>> Intel knows all too well what it schemed to do along with Microsoft. Intel
>> and Microsoft want money and power, OLPC wants to help children, so a
>> philosophical difference divided them, according to the report which only
>> tell Intel's side of the story (suprise suprise!).
>>
>>
>
> Check out the BBC bias - on ceefax, the BBC is refering to this as
> "partner leaving the OLPC project" and that it's a "blow to the project"
> and more.
Yes, I saw that earlier and I was hardly surprised. The BBC has always covered
this story like Faux 'News' covers the death of innocent Iraqi civilians.
> Similarly, yesterday, the BBC ran a story on AOL ending support for
> Netscape code, citing IE's usage at 80% and the death of Netscape
> without once mentioning the Firefox project, it's 36%+ market share and
> its amazing growth.
I saw this too (didn't read deeper). The BBC is the Alice in Wonderland of
news, so it's unlikely that they mentioned the illegal business practices
Microsoft (BBC partner) resorted to in its fight against an undisputable
industry leader. Even Jim Allchin said something along the lines of "I don't
know how we can beat Netscape. We can only clone all their features..." (I
can't find the exact quotes).
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~~ Best of wishes
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