* Posts by Edward Mokurai Cherlin

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OLPC czar shames Intel into board seat

Edward Mokurai Cherlin

Well, duh! But...

Sure Intel has better technology (on some points) in its Edu-Wise laptop than the OLPC XO (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware). Intel also proposes to charge $400 for that better technology, (There are those who doubt that they will reach that price point.) and pushes users toward proprietary software. Let's see what Intel can do for $175, without the low-power AMD processor and OLPC's 200 dpi, sunlight-readable screen.

Anyway, OLPC has confirmed pre-orders (no contracts until production starts) for several million units going to children in eight countries in South America, Africa, and Asia, (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Countries) and is in serious negotiations with dozens of other countries and US states. Intel, in contrast, announced a deal for 300,000 units for teachers in Mexico, but none for the children. http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060503corp.htm