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It is a process to hit price points that will work everywhere. OLPC has
at least hit price points that mean probably hundreds of millions more will now be able to afford computers. True, there are billions in need, but, prices will come down further, and thanks to OLPC, the world is now engaged on the problem.

Do not forget, that there are millions of kids in DEVELOPED countries that do not have access to computers. The dropping prices might not reach everybody, but it IS a major breakthrough!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It is a process to hit price points that will work everywhere. OLPC has  DonnieBoy | 04/07/08
People keep forgetting  Michael Kelly | 04/07/08
When and if it gets to $100 it ...  ShadeTree | 04/07/08
Just because the prices did not fall enough for EVERYBODY does NOT mean  DonnieBoy | 04/07/08
They are only available in the U.S. ....  ShadeTree | 04/07/08
Not true, the OLPC is available to any school district in volume. The Eee  DonnieBoy | 04/07/08
Also, the OLPC was the start of the ULCPC revolution, but, there will be a  DonnieBoy | 04/07/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  anshu_sharma@... | 04/07/08
$100 will be low enough in 2 years  Linux Geek | 04/07/08
That would be true if they were ...  ShadeTree | 04/07/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  webservant2003@... | 04/07/08
Here (in a banana country).  magallanes | 04/07/08
The mystical $80 MS computer ...  wackoae | 04/07/08
The mystical $80 MS computer ...  dingers412@... | 04/08/08
Unreachable  croberts | 04/07/08
Microsoft investment  maroneill@... | 04/07/08
India, China, Mideast, Russia can already afford it  rosanlo | 04/07/08
And what about us?  IslandBoy_77 | 04/07/08
Not quite...  maroneill@... | 04/07/08
When was the last time Gartner was right??  wackoae | 04/07/08
Baloney  ait10101 | 04/08/08
Inaccurate and Wrong information  atishparikh | 04/08/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  keith.wiley@... | 04/08/08
"grasp of what's truly important"  dingers412@... | 04/08/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  lynns@... | 04/08/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  ait10101 | 04/08/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  brilang | 04/08/08
no economic decision with out alternitive  Altotus | 04/08/08
My first PC cost $2600  TranMan | 04/08/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  jrpolgar | 04/08/08
Well, Boo "freaking" Hoo!  Kyser Soze | 04/09/08
RE: Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets  sidney.schultz@... | 04/11/08
RE: No its not!  shanedr | 04/14/08

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