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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 13 February 2009 11:34 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> ETech Preview: Why LCD is the Cool New Technology All Over Again
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| MLJ: I think enormous things can be done. For example, right now in front
>>| of me, I have my laptop on. Not a single pixel is changing on the screen
>>| and I run Linux, pretty nice. I run Ubuntu.
>> `----
>>
>> http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/02/why-lcd-is-the-cool-new-techno.html
>
> And I just realized, it's time for me to continue doing this; this is the
> best job I've ever done, but to keep going, why not make these components
> that are inside of the XO and let everybody buy them rather than just
> exclusively making and designing them for the OLPC laptop. If you make
> more of something, you can sell it for less. So rather than just serving
> the bottom of the pyramid, why not take the fantastic technology that we
> developed at OLPC and serve the whole pyramid? Everybody wants their
> batteries to last a lot longer. Everybody wants screens that are
> e-paper-like and high resolution and sunlight readable. So why not make
> these for the whole world?
>
> Amen!
R&D Ballmer might call her "commie".
"Commie" = "hurts my 'right' to exploit people".
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