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Understanding "non-profit"
Non profit means that after the staff has been paid (many non-profit heads make 6 to 7 figures) and production costs have been met, then the remainder goes to the charity.

If it cost the company more to manufacture these laptops then they get in return, will the other companies that supply the part continue to do so if there is no money going to them? They have employees and loans of their own to take care of.

OLPC also wants to get out of the hardware manufacturing eventually, and focus on the software

I missed that part. where did you read that? Why does the OLPC even care about software? Pretty useless commodity if there is nothing to run it on? Or are you implying that the OLPC is nothing but a scam created in an attempt to put proprietary software out of business
Posted by: GuidingLight   Posted on: 01/12/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Thanks Mary Lou for all of the brilliant work!!! I think you new company is  DonnieBoy | 01/10/08
Starts a company but can't afford  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/10/08
You really hate it when somebody is so smart, and has created somthing so  DonnieBoy | 01/10/08
I beleive he was being facetious  GuidingLight | 01/10/08
Lighten Up  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/08
Still, pretty funny that you have no argument against the OLPC innovations,  DonnieBoy | 01/11/08
Hey, if you think its funny  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/08
RE; Hair styling  pfyearwood | 01/14/08
Einstein had bad hair too - enough said  georgeou | 01/10/08
Einstein was male.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/08
image is everything. mad scientist IS an image, and it stands out, no? (nt)  shryko | 01/14/08
Message has been deleted.  nasalnerd@... | 01/10/08
Good luck to her, the screen on the XO is nice  georgeou | 01/10/08
..but will she now take the wrath of Negroponte?  Prognosticator | 01/11/08
Look for them to work together. Getting OLPC technology into non-school  DonnieBoy | 01/11/08
Why would they be working together?  GuidingLight | 01/11/08
First, OLPC is a non-profit. Second, Mary Lou has strong ties to the OLPC  DonnieBoy | 01/11/08
Understanding "non-profit"  GuidingLight | 01/12/08
Some people ARE NOT driven by $greed$  kd5auq | 01/11/08
However...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/11/08
a new Doo.  tracy anne | 01/11/08
Still intimidated by smart and poweful women?  B.O.F.H. | 01/12/08
agreed. not just kids shall benefit from its development.(nt)  shryko | 01/14/08
Let's bid lower  Boot_Agnostic | 01/14/08
Oh, great, a free laptop that costs taxpayers $1000 a pop!  ajole | 01/14/08
RE: Designer of laptop for poor kids starts company  lynne1462@... | 01/14/08
RE: Designer of laptop for poor kids starts company  hiraghm@... | 01/14/08
Love the innovator, hate the socialist.  hiraghm@... | 01/14/08
wtf? logic is missing...  shryko | 01/14/08
this has nice possibilities  pete_w_flynn@... | 01/14/08

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