Comments for OLPC: one resignation per child at http://www.itwire.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.itwire.com Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:29:26 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17329/1090/#comment-8158 Hi JC, The problem for Negroponte was that a $100 or $200 laptop was going to happen whether Negroponte decided to prognosticate, or not. Still, I guess Negroponte can now be smug about being 'the father of the $100 laptop'. His organisation did actually build a $188 laptop... but it obviously was going to happen anyway! Cheers Alex - Alex Zaharov- Reutt Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:43:04 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17329/1090/#comment-8149 The OLPC project has already won. Maybe not 100%, but 80%. The availability of inexpensive notebooks at the $200-$300 level, running Linux and XP will bring computing closer to many millions of people in this world, although clearly not to everyone. In other words, Negroponte’s vision of a $100 notebook was sufficient to create a $200 notebook being actually shipped (Asus Eee). - JC Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:29:33 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17329/1090/#comment-7806 all I can add to this is that a couple months back I wrote in a blog how disappointed I was that OLPC was collaborating w/microsoft to allow windows to run on the XO, and the message disappeared shortly thereafter. - Waldo Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:06:51 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17329/1090/#comment-7509 I find that there is nothing wrong with idealism, in reality that is what espouses change. I think this is a great project which has gotten off on the wrong foot for a variety of reasons. Working in the development world, I seem to think that the feat of bringing together such a large number of organizations with complimentary expertise and surpassing the hurdles of developing such an innovative laptop is admirable. Unfortunately the founder and OLPC partners were quite naive to think that this would be all that is needed to move this project forward. One key example are the slumping sales. Many could have predicted that even at under $200 a pop, developing nation governments would not be jumping at the opportunity to buy the laptops. Innovative financing mechanisms, bringing in experts with the right expertise, and collaboration with international and on the ground ngo's is necessary. The work has just begun and if improving the world was easy, someone would have already accomplished it. Hopefully they will see the light before, as you say "it goes lame in all four feet" - CA Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:51:24 -0600