Comments on: One Laptop Per Child and Chicago http://scottvdp.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/ philosopher. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:33:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Andrew http://scottvdp.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Andrew Fri, 18 May 2007 20:44:56 +0000 http://www.morefishthanman.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/#comment-13 Scott... Great thoughts on this OLPC project. I agree with you that they would find an actual market and some serious traction here in the States, especially in the inner-city public schools. It would allow them to further minimize per unit costs and they wouldn't be so dependent on government money. If the whole black market thing happens as you predict, governments will think twice before buying millions of units in the future. Scott… Great thoughts on this OLPC project. I agree with you that they would find an actual market and some serious traction here in the States, especially in the inner-city public schools.

It would allow them to further minimize per unit costs and they wouldn’t be so dependent on government money.

If the whole black market thing happens as you predict, governments will think twice before buying millions of units in the future.

]]> By: scott http://scottvdp.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-12 scott Fri, 18 May 2007 20:06:36 +0000 http://www.morefishthanman.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/#comment-12 I think that Andrew makes a good point in his follow-up to my email, also. Community is a big part of the OLPC project, so in the first world, where they are interfacing with standard laptops, a communications interface of some sort will be required. http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-chicago/2007-May/000036.html I think that Andrew makes a good point in his follow-up to my email, also. Community is a big part of the OLPC project, so in the first world, where they are interfacing with standard laptops, a communications interface of some sort will be required.

http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-chicago/2007-May/000036.html

]]> By: harper http://scottvdp.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-11 harper Fri, 18 May 2007 18:49:42 +0000 http://www.morefishthanman.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/#comment-11 I guess i just don't understand why they are adament about not meeting the demands of the first world. I guess i udnerstand that they don't want their developing nations project to be cooped (heh) but seriously. how is more money and resources going to break their project? I guess i just don’t understand why they are adament about not meeting the demands of the first world. I guess i udnerstand that they don’t want their developing nations project to be cooped (heh) but seriously. how is more money and resources going to break their project?

]]> By: Wayan http://scottvdp.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Wayan Fri, 18 May 2007 18:33:56 +0000 http://www.morefishthanman.com/2007/05/18/one-laptop-per-child-and-chicago/#comment-10 I too think we'll find OLPC XO's on eBay moments after they ship in volume. There is too much demand here, which so far OLPC is adamant about not meeting. http://www.olpcnews.com/people/negroponte/ebay_olpc_sales_inev.html I too think we’ll find OLPC XO’s on eBay moments after they ship in volume. There is too much demand here, which so far OLPC is adamant about not meeting.
http://www.olpcnews.com/people/negroponte/ebay_olpc_sales_inev.html

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