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As has been widely publicized, this project was a total[0] failure[1]. Can anyone from the "developing world" <eyeroll emoji> comment on what has succeeded in i
by jpm_sd 2y ago
As has been widely publicized, this project was a total[0] failure[1]. Can anyone from the "developing world" <eyeroll emoji> comment on what has succeeded in its place? Mobile phones? Chromebooks?
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17233946/olpcs-100-laptop-education-where-is-it-now https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17233946/olpcs-100-laptop...
[1] https://philanthropydaily.com/the-spectacular-failure-of-one-laptop-per-child/ https://philanthropydaily.com/the-spectacular-failure-of-one...
Here in Massachusetts, USA we're on the One Chromebook Per Child plan. Seems to mostly work OK.
- shortrounddev2 2y agoEconomic development is the best way to get technology into the hands of the poor. It's why even homeless people have smartphones in the US
- cynicalpeace 2y agoI went to school in Maine which had one of the first of these programs in the USA. It was a great success. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Learning_Technology_Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Learning_Technology_Init...
- foobarian 2y agoI think "total failure" is a bit harsh. At the very least it sparked people's imaginations, and shed some light on what would work and wouldn't work in the real world. Perhaps netbooks/chromebooks that came after also took some inspiration from it.
- patapong 2y agoThe OLPC was likely a direct cause for the first Eee PC, and thus the netbook device category: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC Even though the project may not have been succesful, I therefore think it had a pretty strong impact on the democratization of computing, and may also have influenced the development of Chromebooks.