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OLPC's Negroponte seeks truce with Intel and deal with Microsoft

OLPC's Negroponte seeks truce with Intel and deal with MicrosoftNo one wants a toySo NN's ego finally let him realise that isolating the third world with Linux might be a bad idea. Or more to the point, his potential clients aren't interested in toy pcs. but would rather prepare...

Tags: Linux, Intel Corp., Negroponte, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, truce, Negropronte

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy

Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophyNegropronte is right, we can not call it open and then not alow a specificOS. He is right to let MS port XP to the laptop.RE: Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophyHaving Windows on the XO is just what it needs if this project is...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Negropronte, Negroponte, OLPC philosophy, One Laptop Per Child project, Windows Key, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-10-29

Two visions for delivering PCs to emerging nations

Two visions for delivering PCs to emerging nationsTeach your children to Excel.Mr. Negroponte gets it wrong.He wants to make it possible to better teach people who are learning under a tree.Quoting:"It is about learning. It is a long-term investment in young children who will not be in the job market...

Tags: Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Negropronte, thin client, Negroponte, NEC Corp., spreadsheet, PC, Microsoft Excel, vision

Discussion threads 2007-02-28

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Hey Dell...Wanna sell some Classmates?

Hey Dell...Wanna sell some Classmates?We will see the Intel Classmate evolve and add features that areappropriate for grades 1-6 and also 7-12. But, Intel needs to decide they are going to produce it themselves, or completely hand it off to manufactures and get out of it.In any regard, we are...

Tags: CAD, Retail, Keyboards, ASUS, Dell Computer Corp., Classmates, Wanna

Discussion threads 2008-01-14

Microsoft denies dual-boot Linux/Windows XO laptops are on its agenda

Microsoft denies dual-boot Linux/Windows XO laptops are on its agendaMessage has been deleted.Message has been deleted.Interesting to say who is alienating whomWith respect to Intel it is interesting to see who was alienating whom. According to the founding CTO of OLPC, Mary Lou Jepsen, it would appear the motives...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, dual boot, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, dual-boot Linux/Windows XO-laptop, Linux/Windows XO-laptop

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

An Ed Tech laptop rant

An Ed Tech laptop rantBut, Negropronte now has the world engaged on the problem, AND, all ofthose cutting edge features will be commercialized and be available to the rest of us. Even if OLPC ends up closing their doors, it will have been one of the most breathtaking success of...

Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks, Ed Tech laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows, Ed Tech, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

OLPC campaign nets $35 million; 100,000 units go to emerging markets

OLPC campaign nets $35 million; 100,000 units go to emerging marketsYes, it was a GREAT program, and will get lots of computers into the handsof technical people that will help with the project. I would like to see it extended and continued. We would also like to see accessories such...

Tags: emerging market, One Laptop Per Child project, Intel Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

Followup from Intel on the OLPC debacle

Followup from Intel on the OLPC debacleHow can anyone support Classmate?The Classmate reference design is such a worthless piece of kit, Intel obvioulsy rushed it out the door 6 months after the first prototypes of the OLPC were released over a year and a half ago. Since then the Classmate...

Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate, Nicholas Negroponte

Discussion threads 2008-01-07