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It might be about time for OLPC to get out of hardware manufacturing, and,
make sure that their software is easily adaptible to any x86 or Arm platform. But, looking back in 10 years, OLPC will be credited with starting a revolution that will have profound economic effects worldwide.

I am still looking forward to seeing kernel developers from a little village in the middle of nowhere, that got started as kids on OLPC.
Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 11/19/08  (Edited: 11/19/2008 @ 07:26) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It might be about time for OLPC to get out of hardware manufacturing, and,  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Before a Fire  no_zd_user_name | 11/19/08
Oh, and to answer you qestion. Microsoft TRIED to kill OLPC, but only  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
You are right...  daMan25 | 11/19/08
Well, a bad corporate citizen, but I would not go that far.  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Did OLPC try to kill MS?  John Zern | 12/09/08
Lack of flexibility killed them  Michael Kelly | 11/19/08
I agree  timiteh | 11/19/08
It could have, but it's not their responsibility  Michael Kelly | 11/19/08
All corporations must also be good corporate citizens. They can NOT in  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Who says they aren't?  Michael Kelly | 11/19/08
No, it is not always possible to be a good corporate citizen and at the  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
A rare event...  bernalillo | 11/20/08
And didn't you say that  John Zern | 12/09/08
In other words, MS and Intel put corporate profits above kids in developing  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
You know what is sad?  mikefarinha | 11/19/08
Come on, if you have an argument, make it. Insults only make you look  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Like most things...  mikefarinha | 11/19/08
I guess if you think that insults are arguments. But, it just makes you  DonnieBoy | 11/20/08
Amen...but nuts are funny to read...nt  fr0thy2. | 12/09/08
How is that different then Google  John Zern | 12/09/08
OLPC is not dead yet. But, MS and Intel BOTH obviously TRIED to kill OLPC.  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Do you not understand just how stupid your rants are?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/08
Do you understand how EASY it would be to debunk what I said, if what  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
And M$ became an option  Spats30 | 11/19/08
Ha! They Used My Comment!!!  itanalyst2@... | 11/19/08
You usually hit the nail squarly.  SpikeyMike | 11/19/08
Unfortunately Most People Don't See It That Way  itanalyst2@... | 11/19/08
LOL - now that's funny nt  fr0thy2. | 12/09/08
It's dying it's own ignorant death!  stano360 | 11/19/08
I think what is condecending and rude, is people thinking that  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
but mobile phones can do internet & email etc  stevey_d | 11/19/08
Good points! It could be a cell phone type device with a bigger screen and  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
the speed people can text at is amazing.  stevey_d | 11/19/08
Keyboards and mice are cheap enough, that for serious work, you will want a  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
I think you missed the point.  Counselorleo | 11/19/08
No, YOU missed the point. You think everybody is so poor they do not have  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Skeletons can't type  John Zern | 12/09/08
You can't be that thick... can you?  mikefarinha | 11/19/08
And, AGAIN, that is very condecending to think that they either do not have  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
posted in wrong place  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
After Negroponte single handedly chose XP, everyone else walked out  stevey_d | 11/19/08
Well, a lot of people were against XP on X0, but, in the interest of  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
xp is OK on an eeePC in any case. I just think this niche is getting old  stevey_d | 11/19/08
well MS felt the potentiel pressure  Quebec-french | 11/19/08
OLPC would have been looked like an Apple laptop  Linux Geek | 11/19/08
RE: Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?  mwagner@... | 11/19/08
Well actually  Mahegan | 11/19/08
The OLPC concept is a complete non-starter.  mikefarinha | 11/19/08
"the ability to defend themselves from those that would take from them"  Ole Man | 11/19/08
Come on guys, this is all very condecending. Sure, there are areas in the  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Yup, y'gotta take the good with the bad, Donnie  Ole Man | 11/19/08
You do NOT have to be rich to be able to learn and use computers quickly.  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
You are right Donnie  Ole Man | 11/19/08
Now that is very condecending. Kids can actually figure out how to use  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
condecending  GiMMeABreak | 12/11/08
A Paradigm Shift  Roger Ramjet | 11/19/08
How to understand the OLPC.  recurvebowyer | 11/19/08
One laptop per child - very bad idea  jorgebraga | 11/19/08
I have seen young kids jump right in and use computers and get a lot out of  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
Dead or alive  Ole Man | 11/19/08
How can you say "killed it" when it was already dead to begin with...  transposeIT | 11/19/08
Death of a thousand cuts  bernalillo | 11/20/08
Indeed.  magallanes | 12/09/08
Not for nothing, but why does everyone  patrykg | 12/09/08
Oh Goodness here come the nuts...nt  fr0thy2. | 12/09/08
RE: Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?  bboyes@... | 12/09/08
You complete misunderstand  KeithDick | 12/10/08
No.  Spiritusindomit@... | 12/09/08
Children  ingle1@... | 12/12/08
Which Costs you more the Hardware or the Software?  tomam | 12/09/08
RE: Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?  mwagner@... | 12/09/08
Wrong idea, I think  KeithDick | 12/10/08
RE: Did Microsoft really kill OLPC?  ingle1@... | 12/12/08

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