The third world would not be well served by ipads. How much time have you spent there? Reading is not a common activity or ability. But who knows what 20 years

The third world would not be well served by ipads. How much time have you spent there? Reading is not a common activity or ability. But who knows what 20 years will hold. For what it's worth, Ipads and other tablets are already sold there. Typically, as soon as afforded, the devices are used for facebook, twitter and games. Internet usually turned off due to exorbitant prices. Arduinos and Raspberry Pis have more potential for really making a difference in the lives of people in said countries. It is very important that the children have devices that are open and frictionless to tinker on and with many user serviceable parts. Framing works for more than words. The right (lack of) packaging will prime curiosity. The imposing closed sleek finish of an ipad is more an object to be admired and treated with care. It would only engage the intellect of the most innately curious. In an environment with little resources and infrastructure people have to resort to human ingenuity to cobble up solutions that satisfice. A computing device amenable to being cobbled with cheap odds and ends, for disparate scenarios, will have the more readily compounding effect.