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Re: [school-discuss] $100.00 laptop
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- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:52:57 -0400
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I liked the fact that they're thinking about using Wikipedia for
localized content on the laptops... and negroponte did say that $100
is still too expensive.
SJ
On 9/29/05, George Kiptalam <gkiptalam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seems like a noble idea, but from the perspective of an African in an
> African situation, I wonder how realistic the objectives of MIT Media
> Lab will turn out to be.
>
> Especially considering that the initial minimum orders will be limited
> to 1,000,000 units! That's US $ 100m, quite a hefty amount this side
> that would rather be put into other critical areas of the developing
> economy!