Ramon F Herrera <ramon@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Jan 9, 11:13 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Intel: doing the dirty on OLPC
>>
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>> | Intel's agreement with the OLPC Foundation included a 'non disparagement'
>> | clause, under which Intel and One Laptop promised not to criticize each
>> | other, according to Nicholas Negroponte in the latest article in the Wall
>> | Street Journal.
>> |
>> | Still Intel tactics have violated that repeatedly to kill OLPC efforts in
>> | Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan, India, China and Intel is also still trying to pull
>> | those tactics in Mexico, Brazil.
>> | This is simply disgracefull of Intel, scandalous.
>> |
>> | But Negroponte has signed an agreement saying that he is not allowed to
>> | criticize Intel, so he is not allowed to talk about these shameless tactics
>> | even though Intel is the one violating the agreement.
>> |
>> | So only independant voices on the Internet can get those messages of truth
>> | out about Intels tactics.
>> |
>> | In Nigeria, Intel came and donated 3000 laptops to counter OLPC efforts, then
>> | sells 17 thousand Classmates to Nigeria at a loss.
>> |
>> | Then Microsoft corrupted Nigerian officials with 400 thousand dollars to
>> | install Windows XP on those instead of Mandriva Linux.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.p2pnet.net/story/14124
>
> Here's the scoop, according the Microsoft. They pretty much called
> Negroponte a liar.
>
> http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9848512-37.html
>
> -Ramon
>
Negroponte is a little like Roy.
Amazed no one listens to him or wants his views or his ill fated
PC. Throws a hissy fit and blames everyone except himself for failure.
He could even be related. All the usual zealot symptoms are there.
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