I think the idea is that because a actual computer is too expensive to give, they are buying referbs for sharing such as in a school, and giving people their ow

I think the idea is that because a actual computer is too expensive to give, they are buying referbs for sharing such as in a school, and giving people their own personal OS on a usb stick. Then these people can go to school, plug it into the shared computer, and get their own experience, then take it away with them. Giving them the sense of ownership that it's their own personal computer.