Vincent Fritters wrote:
> On 2009-03-12, Ezekiel <nowhere-there@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> "Doctor Smith" <iaintgotnostinkinemail@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3vctvri4lkze$.165z16jl2u4m4$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:51:41 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> OLPC Set to Dump X86 for Arm Chips in XO-2
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>>> More likely it will be farewell to the OLPC.......
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>> What's a OLPC? Is that some toy-like computer that used to exist before
>> the advent of netbooks?
>
> It's a good will project that was sabotaged by Microsoft, Intel and others
> because they put their selfish interests first instead of the children who
> might benefit from the program.
There's no room for the M$ tax in a $100 laptop, and Intel certainly doesn't
want to chase that price point.
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