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A *cheap* Apple? Buwahahaha
Are you trying to give Steve Jobs a heart attack?
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A *cheap* Apple? Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/07
Correct No_Ax! Nothing cheap about Apple, only inexpensive (TCO) (NT)  nomoremicrosoft | 10/08/07
I bought...  Information_z | 10/09/07
Can we rethink this?  rgathercoal@... | 10/09/07
its  lysdexia | 10/31/07
ouch...  dwain.erhart@... | 10/10/07
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates...  JCitizen | 10/09/07
Bill Gates? The one who donated his fortune?  derekgore | 10/09/07
I give what I can afford..  JCitizen | 10/10/07
Misunderstanding my message...  JCitizen | 10/10/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  almighty_karan | 10/08/07
Check...  Information_z | 10/09/07
ebay and craigslist  pcguy777 | 10/09/07
Who are these things for?  pkstephens | 10/08/07
You are assuming that NOBODY in the world is ready for computers. You also  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
You may be assuming that  GuidingLight | 10/08/07
You, pk (and NoAxe) should look into it more closely...  LazLong | 10/08/07
Bravo!!  rgathercoal@... | 10/09/07
They are opening it to the general public as a way to raise money. Did you  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
Perhaps...  Information_z | 10/09/07
You assume they are right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/07
Really, computers in the classroom a failure? Who told you that?  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
You are right, they are a failure  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
So, we stop teaching kids how to use computers??? Everything bad in the  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Many teachers have done just that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Wow, using a computer is NOT a real skill??? Yes, there might be  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
simply not true.  spam@... | 10/09/07
Texas... Number 3... LOL  i8thecat | 10/09/07
Again, you insult the poor people. They will use the laptops for more than  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
You appear to have a mental block against citing your sources.  JoshNorton | 10/09/07
I like...  Information_z | 10/09/07
Your logic gates are stuck in the 'open' position...  handydan918@... | 10/09/07
correlation not causation  david.lin@... | 10/10/07
Did your school "teach computers"?  FatherJ | 10/09/07
There were not even calculators when I went to school, and I expect my kids  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Computers should not, and can not...  itpro_z | 10/09/07
Failure the world over?  laura.b | 10/08/07
Indeed, FAILURE  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
So, computers are the only thing to blame for any problem with our schools?  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
No, they are just one more MYTH  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Taking all technology out of our schools system will just cede the next  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Cede nothing, but you make a strange point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
If we do not teach kids how to use computers at an early age, yes, we are  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Response to No_Ax  Etch44 | 10/09/07
Falling SAT scores...  humble_librarian | 10/09/07
Source, please.  JoshNorton | 10/09/07
PARENTS ARE THE PROBLEM!!!!!  i8thecat | 10/09/07
Please site your sources  fromthehip | 10/09/07
Surely, No_ax. . .  rgathercoal@... | 10/09/07
Well  laura.b | 10/09/07
Computers in our classrooms...  itpro_z | 10/08/07
So you agree  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Wow, man, are you are an educational expert. All we need to do is yank all  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Yes, you may be 100% right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Did it ever occur to you that many schools may not be using computers right  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Did it ever occur to you  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
If there is a shortage of teachers, as is looming in Africa because of AIDS  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
As far as I am concerned..  JCitizen | 10/10/07
Industry benefits...  itpro_z | 10/09/07
fluorish  lysdexia | 10/31/07
Yeah, those horrible paper text books  frgough | 10/08/07
Come on, just because there were brilliant people that came before us, does  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
RE: what is wrong with saving the cost of printing and shipping by deliveri  mfht | 10/09/07
And stop the "Chinese are taking over " FUD!  stano360 | 10/09/07
Still, if we want to have high levels of computer literacy, we need to  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
You don't have to be a smartass about it  laura.b | 10/08/07
Yeah but...  BobF_z | 10/09/07
Right on BobF...  JCitizen | 10/10/07
Everyone  itpro_z | 10/08/07
Wow  coverlt@... | 10/09/07
Thank You!  stano360 | 10/09/07
Right, and just how long would a cheap $299 laptop last in Africa? What  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Some...  Information_z | 10/09/07
How condescending. Yes, only use rich countries need to learn computers.  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
come now. . .  rgathercoal@... | 10/09/07
Your all missing the point.  tomam | 10/09/07
I still say this is an arrogant assumption...  JCitizen | 10/10/07
Let's think this through...  kamahl928 | 10/10/07
Marketing Hype, nothing more.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/08/07
I have a better idea  frgough | 10/08/07
So, every child is either so poor that we give them medicine, or so rich  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
Wisdom  itpro_z | 10/08/07
There is no one to teach them to "fish".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
You need to go to a village and see just how fast kids can learn how to use  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
I *HAVE* been in third world villages, have you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Again, you assume they ONLY need food and medicine, or the are so rich that  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Dare to Dream  persia | 10/09/07
Kid's are a lot smarter than you give them credit.  itpro_z | 10/09/07
Oh my, they can make the lights blink...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
They can learn how to use word processors, spreadsheets, read interactive  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Hey, it got you a job in IT, didn't it?  JoshNorton | 10/09/07
You are correct.  phatkat | 10/09/07
Why bad?  humble_librarian | 10/09/07
Let's see after a year of use.  kraterz | 10/08/07
You act like they have not done any planning. You are pretty stupid if you  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
Give up  tonymcs@... | 10/08/07
Do you understand how fragile an XP laptop is or how much energy it uses?  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
You were good until...  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
The view that OSX is one of the best interfaces for the non-technical is  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Let's face it, it's strictly second world  stano360 | 10/09/07
And another thing, even right here in Gringolandia, we can NOT afford  DonnieBoy | 10/08/07
I think that's one of the reasons  laura.b | 10/08/07
If US schools wanted to participate in this program, they could get them  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
What is "teaching computer"?  stano360 | 10/09/07
Teaching computers is starting with the basics. Educational games to start,  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
No...  itpro_z | 10/08/07
Yep, could not agree more. we need $200 laptops, not $1000 laptops.  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Yeah - it's called economics if it didn't work  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
So I am a bleeding heart...  itpro_z | 10/09/07
You clearly have no clue what your talking about  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Well, if you want the Chinese to lead the next tech revolution, maybe we  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Pure BULL  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
So, you want our kids to make Nikes for the Chinese that will pass us  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
DonnieBoy, the chinese will surpass us  i8thecat | 10/09/07
BINGO! - AMEN! Nail on the Head - YOU ARE PERFECTLY CORRECT!!!!  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
Well, I would not paint quite such a dark picture, but, we SHOULD learn to  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Donnie...you don't get it...  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
To linuxisatoy: Who said that the US will pay for the OLPC program?  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Message has been deleted.  lysdexia | 10/31/07
I have a question...  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
First, yes, these computers are easy to learn, and from all reports, the  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
their  lysdexia | 10/31/07
Talk about not having a clue.  itpro_z | 10/09/07
Once again, source please.  JoshNorton | 10/09/07
Message has been deleted.  lysdexia | 10/31/07
Why are people so against this?...  BlazingEagle | 10/08/07
Why?  tonymcs@... | 10/08/07
Out of your rant, a smidgen of sense.  itpro_z | 10/08/07
So, can you buy a hundred million $200 laptops on EBay??? How much would it  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Because its a PLACEBO.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Getting computers to that last 1 billion is no just a "feel good" thing.  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Yes, thats all it is...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/09/07
Yes, there are those that think ony the rich should learn computers.  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
Actually this is doomed to start...  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
And, this is not a handout. The individual countries will pay for the  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
The UN should help fund/coordinate funding...  JCitizen | 10/10/07
Message has been deleted.  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
Insulting Moslems will not help here. And, is it not the conservatives that  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
eMate wasn't just education...  Eriamjh | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  Jaytmoon | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  astawerksdotcom | 10/09/07
I'm so glad...  bricar2 | 10/09/07
I wouldn't mind one, just to download photos and GPS tracklogs...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 10/09/07
OK, I can hold my (virtual) tongue no longer  jimmy-42 | 10/09/07
How about open text books created in wiki fashion by teachers around the  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
And, just who will edit and verify all this Wiki Info?  jimmy-42 | 10/10/07
And, who edits and maintains Wikipedia??? Wikipedia has 5x the information  DonnieBoy | 10/11/07
what is with all the Apple stuff you write  Paul Fletcher | 10/09/07
Apple has everything to do with Education  i8thecat | 10/09/07
You should have said "Apple had..."  itpro_z | 10/09/07
I saw the same movement in a lot of city colleges...  JCitizen | 10/10/07
Wal-Mart Effect  pvhastings | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  JONATHAN8192 | 10/09/07
As costs come down even more, these will get down to $100.  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
WHY should each child have their own computer?  GrizzledGeezer | 10/09/07
While I don't understand the logic...that's actually good question?  socialism=nowhere | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  kpdriscoll | 10/09/07
Dana and Foleo came close  kpdriscoll | 10/09/07
But..  anidnmeno@... | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  michael.tindall@... | 10/09/07
Apple is neither cheap or inexpensive  JABBER_WOLF | 10/09/07
Someone hasn't compared computers lately  nix_hed | 10/09/07
Did you read this article?  itpro_z | 10/09/07
Right About That !  stakabo@... | 10/09/07
Amen brother... Amen  i8thecat | 10/09/07
That's a good one!  itpro_z | 10/09/07
JABBER_WOLF, you know nothing about Apple  i8thecat | 10/09/07
You are right  itpro_z | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  vger_z | 10/09/07
Few, for now  itpro_z | 10/09/07
note to i8the cat  clovisannie@... | 10/09/07
note to clovisannie  i8thecat | 10/09/07
Politically Incorrect but -  Paul Fletcher | 10/09/07
This ain't paid for by the US government. The projects are paid by  DonnieBoy | 10/09/07
I had the opportunity to work with an eMate  Rubix_z | 10/09/07
The XO concept didn't exist when the emate was around.  i8thecat | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  Tdbrown79 | 10/09/07
I like it!!! Great Pricing for XMas!!  hvermeesch@... | 10/09/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  lauren.glenn@... | 10/09/07
I have eMates for each of my 5 homeschooled children and they work great!  zdnet@... | 10/09/07
The TRS-80 Model 100  raindog469 | 10/09/07
ouch...  dwain.erhart@... | 10/10/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  qbit9 | 10/10/07
And what happened to the Apple eMate?  mwagner@... | 10/10/07
Wow, this issue REALLY strikes a nerve. Now at 179 each for the recent OLPC  DonnieBoy | 10/11/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  edge_pro_gel@... | 10/11/07
RE: The low-cost laptop that Apple should have built (and sort-of once did)  mitchell3456@... | 10/11/07
the small keyboard  ivor.boaz@... | 10/12/07

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