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The XO Files Part III: Re-imagining the OLPC Distribution

Posted from One Laptop Per Child News 63 days ago
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This entry is the third in the four-part series, "The XO Files: I Want to Believe" Read Part I here, and Part II, The New 4PC Market, and its Failings. The XO Files: I Want To Believe Part III: Re-imagining the OLPC Distribution Concern over the original distribution plan was what got me writing for OLPCNews.com. The belligerent anti-pilot-project attitude, the requirement to buy the laptops in lots of 1million units, and the hushed discussions about the costs beyond the "$100" laptop. Rapid, bulk deployment is not a good model to introduce technology, particularly in a resource-constrained... (original story)