Good luck teaching children how to use objc. Seriously, python is way better than objc from an elegance perspective. You don't need a crazy bloated cocoa API

Good luck teaching children how to use objc. Seriously, python is way better than objc from an elegance perspective. You don't need a crazy bloated cocoa API built on top with python either. A book came out about pygame co-authored by someone in primary school. Not only are kids able to use python, but some also know it well enough to write books on the subject. The ipod touch is subsidised by itunes/appstore/phone company. It's a console. It's closed. ipod doesn't do collaboration well. Apple bans developers from talking bad about it - or tries to. It also doesn't have social learning features designed into the apps, or the OS. ipod touch has a much smaller screen, which is poor for reading and viewing videos. ipod touch can't be powered easily by a car battery. You can't place the ipod touch on a desk, sit in your chair and play with it - with other children sitting next to you. Imagine laying the ipod on the desk... it would lie there flat. Fail. The ipod touch is designed for a very different audience, and for different goals. To expect it is as good for teaching, and learning as an OLPC is silly. Has the author even seen an ipod touch in a learning environment? Has the author even seen an OLPC at all? I call uninformed ignoramus on the article - and fart in that general direction.