I still don't understand the OLPC move. The whole _point_ of the things was to teach a man to fish, not to give him a fish. From that basis everything (even th

I still don't understand the OLPC move. The whole _point_ of the things was to teach a man to fish, not to give him a fish. From that basis everything (even the hardware) was open so that it could be studied and changed. It made perfect sense. The sellout doesn't seem to gain anything at all (as you say, it even uses the same interface) whilst giving up the fundamental principle of independence for the recipient.