[ale] OLPC latest blows

[Daniel Howard]

Ned Williams wrote:
> Do not kid yourself for one second about the OLPC..remember that Quanta 
> who happens to make the PC is (a) the largest notebook manufacturer in 
> the world and (b) a Chinese company, thus legal happenings in the US 
> section really don't mean squat to them..the OLPC project may die due  
> to the ignorant and pretentious nature of  NN but quanta will in no way 
> let their newly tooled product line be a loss we will just get  the 
> newest QUANTA POCKET-COMPUTER! to hit store shelves if the project dies...
> 
> Ned
> 
> 
> On Jan 4, 2008 10:00 AM, Daniel Howard <dhhoward at comcast.net 
> <mailto:dhhoward at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
>     http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9839806-37.html?tag=nefd.top
> 
>     So now I'm beginning
>     to think the OLPC won't pan out after all, even though it is a very
>     laudable effort and lots of good new thinking came from it.  
> 
Agreed Ned, wasn't saying the concept or even the device itself would 
die, only the OLPC aspect, which would still make it collectible.

Daniel
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Daniel Howard
President and CEO
Georgia Open Source Education Foundation