[ale] OLPC was: bump

[Ned Williams]

Actually if you follow the OLPC project the increase in cost actually comes
down to two very failed policies of the project...their original belief that
they would only sell to governments(in batches of 1 to 3 million) and their
refusal to sell to western countries. Both of these policies have changed in
the last month as their largest order previously was a private buyer,in
Mexico for 250,000 units (the guy that owns COMPUSA ironically enough)..


Alll of that reality aside the OLPC really is more impressive than the Asus.
Factor in the fact they EVERY review of the unit involving children has
shown the kids can generally figure the XO out faster than their adult
counterparts, the significant increase in battery performance over the Asus
(or any other notebook for that matter), the perhaps oversaid but true
revolutionary backlit LCD that you can read in direct sunlight AND rather
indesctuctable outer shell of the XO and the choice becomes pretty clear
pretty quick.

While I find the buy 1 get 1 policy somewhat...objectionable the basic
premise of the unit is still a good thing and I most likley will get one for
my child if they do actually put them on sale in November as they are saying
they will.


Ned


On 10/10/07, tom <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, William Bagwell wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Daniel Howard wrote:
> >> snips
> >
> > Reason I am curious, I have been toying with the idea of getting one for
> my
> > grand niece. (My kids are grown.) Naturally yours truly would get to
> play
> > with it for a few days first:) Being in the US means buying two to get
> > one. Have no real problem with this concept, needy children and all...
> > Would be nice if they were a lot closer to the originally promised $100
> > than almost double this.
> >
> You and me both. Although it would be a grandchild not grand niece. Same
> principle tho...
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