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I don't think that's true at all. I've read almost every review of the thing and I own one myself and there's very little focus put on the source editing abili

I don't think that's true at all. I've read almost every review of the thing and I own one myself and there's very little focus put on the source editing ability (which I'll admit is probably the only think about the thing that I find impressive). Most reviews mention it as an after thought. Moreover if it's designed for kids in developing countries I'd think Internet access is much more valuable to them than development of their Python programming skills (meaning if there is a primary feature it would be that).

stcredzero 17y ago
At first, internet access is going to be the most valuable. But what if some of those kids go on to tinker with the thing and start tweaking code? This is why everything possible in the OLPC is written in Python! It's not because Python is "cool." It's because Python is simple, and can give instant feedback. Perhaps a browser with access to w3schools and JavaScript is going to be better, though. Certainly cheaper.