OLPC 2.0: towards the US$75 laptop (apc)

I agree that this is a marketing misstep.

The best way to kill sales of a product? Announce that its successor is going to be better,
more powerful, cheaper, and not too far off.

Govts have just been given a damned good reason to hold off making that million-dollar-order
until the XO2 is ready. 

OLPC had better have enough cash to tide them over until the launch of the XO2 - and that the
XO2 arrives on time, on spec, and at the price point they're targeting.