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The Economist's take on OLPC v. Intel
- matstc 19y ago"Although the Classmate costs $285, it includes a branded Intel chip and Microsoft software, both of which the XO lacks." ish.
- bstadil 19y agoAmateurish article by someone with scant grasp of technology
- davidw 19y agoOn the other hand, the conclusion that things will probably work out better if the XO leads a pack of for-profit companies into the space is pretty sensible. Imagine Dell, Intel, Asus and others slugging it out to get cheap laptops into the developing world.