__/ [ Kier ] on Wednesday 26 July 2006 15:17 \__
> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:34:35 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
>
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 25 July 2006 18:06 \__
>>>
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>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> Nigeria buys into US$100 laptop concept
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative for the developing world,
>>>>>| the brainchild of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media
>>>>>| Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte, is gaining ground in Africa, with
>>>>>| Nigeria announcing the acquisition of one million laptops.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1237594850&rid=-50
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> IIRC, 200-300/500 million units are expected to be made within the
>>>>> first 2-3 years.
>>>>
>>>> The really sad thing is that Intel have joined with Microsoft to con the
>>>> rest of Africa. I really thought more of Intel than that.
>>>
>>> *LOL* But have you heard about the pricing? IIRC, it was a laughable $300
>>> for something that wasn't much better at all. If you think of Nigerian
>>> SPAM, think of the power of 1 million Windows zombies in a single
>>> country, interconnected using Wi-Fi.
>>
>> Umm, far to pricey, I think...
>>
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Poor Kids' Laptop Cranks Up
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates earlier this year told the Microsoft
>>>| Government Leaders Forum, "Geez, get a decent computer where you can
>>>| actually read the text and you?re not sitting there cranking the thing
>>>| while you're trying to type" (see Bill Gates Mocks $100 Laptop).
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=17302
>>>
>>
>> Bill Gates was from a very privileged background, so probably thinks
>> this is funny. Some people are from very humble backgrounds, and will
>> likely merely find this highly insulting. It should do wonders for MS
>> sales...
>
> I wonder where he supposes the power to run this 'decent computer' he's
> on about is going to come, in a place without electricity?
>
> The wind-up radio has proved very popular and useful, the $100 laptop
> should be equally well-recieved.
It's sour grapes for Billy Boy. He grew up in a 6-bedroom house, son of a
successful and wide-known lawyer, as well as a grandson of a State Senator
(IIRC). His vanity showed its typically-concealed-behind-sweater face. That
interview will not be forgotten any time soon. He actually pulled out a
PDA/tablet in that interview, suggesting that his little businessman gadget
would suit the third world.
"Let them have cake"
--Marie Antionette
Best wishes,
Roy
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