The $99 microlaptop, now available...

[Yanni Chiu]

Renata Rocha wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 00:52, Yanni Chiu <yanni-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> BTW, the OLPC project is mainly about education. The $100 laptop is just a
>> means to that end.
> 
> a $100 laptop that doesn't work as it should.
> 
> And, as somebody here already said, they'll end up releasing a new
> advanced version that won't cost $100 after all...

Apart from the $100 price, what target did it miss? It is rugged, low 
power, has a screen that's usable in full sunlight, a mesh wireless 
network, ...

The $100 price has not been achieved, likely because they haven't been 
able to reach the volumes that would have allowed that price point. One 
of the reasons they could not get bigger volumes is that industry giants 
woke up to the threat, and created enough FUD, along with price 
discounts, grants, etc. that disrupted the OLPC sales.
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