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OLPC and MicrosoftOLPC and MicrosoftPosted May 21, 2008 9:02 UTC (Wed) by anandsr21 (guest, #28562)In reply to: OLPC and Microsoft by NigelK Parent article: OLPC and Microsoft
No. The problem is that NN made completely impractical projections which did not work out, and so the equipment makers are angry. Now to meet the projections he has to do all this. I think the mistake was hyping the project. If the project went simply by allowing manufacturers to sell the XO after giving a cut to the OLPC project. And using that cut to give discounts to early adopters (in poor countries). This project may have succeeded. But in no case could you sell 1million laptops to a single country. That was a stupid aim, and we are reaping the results.
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OLPC and Microsoft Posted May 21, 2008 13:39 UTC (Wed) by NigelK (guest, #42083) [Link] Well, yes, that too - this *is* a monumental fsck-up in so many different ways. The only way NN can make things worse is to announce the XO2 whilst he's still trying to sell the first model. <checks news website> Oops.
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