That was the main problem. The project was always based on a colonial and patronizing attitude. Don't give kids the real thing, so they can learn how to use Exc

That was the main problem. The project was always based on a colonial and patronizing attitude. Don't give kids the real thing, so they can learn how to use Excel spreadsheet (some real CV item), but rather give them custom hardware and custom software that nobody would want to buy somewhere else. God forbid some kid could accidentally learn how to use some proprietary software. Instead, they could have just put their PixelQ displays on some ruggedized X86 laptops produced in China or Taiwan and put some good Linux and tons of books on it. The ironic thing is that it's still near impossible to get a laptop with a fully sun-readable screen anywhere, neither in developing nor in industrialized countries.