Comments on: MIT’s One Laptop per Child Movement Sponsored By Google

By: laptop reviews

laptop reviews — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:29:21 +0000

it will note be 100$.

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Search Engine Journal » Google Gives Brazil Orkut Data on Criminals — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:26:04 +0000

[...] But what is even more important is that this has become a Win-Win situation for Google as it shows that the company actually cares about the laws, battles, and social difficulties of the countries it plans to expand within, especially with the growth of broadband and the $100 Laptop Movement. [...]

By: steve

steve — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:49:02 +0000

Even if some kids do sell their computers on eBay or just the local village marketplace, the computers will go to someone else who can use the computer, most likely another kid who can’t afford a $500 desktop.

By: Ana

Ana — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:11:17 +0000

This sound like a great Idea, by the way I am doing a report on this for my political science class and i think that this is a great topic. If any one can e-mail me any information that people should know about this Project please do so at: gaby_orozco51@hotmail.com

By: Richard K. Marshall

Richard K. Marshall — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:11:45 +0000

About time. Once this happens maybe we can straighten out AAA.

By: Patch

Patch — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:46:46 +0000

What a beautiful idea. Good luck to OLPC.

By: achievable ends

achievable ends — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:35:52 +0000

$100 laptops
I’ve said this before – computing and communications technology is rapidly approaching a price point where it is virtually free. The laptop computer that MIT’s Media Lab is designing with support from Google, Red Hat (Linux) and AMD is

By: Gray B.

Gray B. — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:18:17 +0000

I’m with Gerry. Tim, even if a ton of folks did sell theirs (and if the material wealth of lots of third world kids and families increases, i’m okay with that), still imagine 1 out of 100 third world kids with a computer with learning programs, wikipedia in their language, and if…just what if, internet access, the ability to blog, ask for help. I’m an optimist on this subject.

By: Some dude

Some dude — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 20:31:17 +0000

Chris Lindgren,

I hope one day you become poor and have no education to get a job, or worse yet, think if your children were in their position, and THEN see people who’re well off and educated say comments and jokes such as yours. Then I’d like to see what you’d say?

So, these guys have lots of hopes and some great ideas. The best of luck to them, and hopefully they will succeed. If there’s anything to say from our end, it would be to shut up and help, instead of being negative and trying to bring these people’s hopes down.