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¶ … Laptop Per Child
Why are Microsoft, Intel, and other leading for-profit companies interested in low-cost computers for the developing world?
For-profit companies such as Microsoft and Intel jumped on the bandwagon created by the interest expressed in Nicolas Negroponte's non-profit effort with the XO. Companies have become increasingly aware that consumers show a preference to those that are socially responsive citizens that give to good causes. They viewed this as an opportunity to share the spotlight and make a profit with what would appear a philanthropic deed by the two companies collaborating on an alternative to the XO that would have more features and capabilities than the XO. OLPC's original core mission was to "foster collaborative learning among school children," which could have been accomplished with their original model.
Instead of following Negropronte's initial intent where he stated, "We do not view kids as a market, but...
When Bill Gates was asked about OLPC's project to begin with, he dismissed the idea, saying that cellphones were the way to go because it was an already developed technology. They had the ability to connect to the Internet with a single cell tower erected in one of the remote villages and were already proven and mass produced (Maney).
2. Do you agree with Negroponte's decision to partner with Microsoft?
No, I do not agree with Negroponte's decision to partner with Microsoft because essentially he was bullied into it and gave in. Negropronte's project was viewed as competing against Microsoft, which was not his intent at all. He just wanted to work to put computers and the Internet into the hands of children in the poorest countries. In the end, he had to bow to pressure to include a Microsoft option that increased the price of the laptop due to increased hardware capabilities needed to…
Laptop Per Child The OLPC project will go a long way in boosting the education and awareness levels of school-going children, not only in America, but in the world over. The project seeks to equip each such child with a specially designed, connected XO laptop computer, through which the learner is able to access learning materials, as well as connect and share with children in other parts of the world,
This specialized computer is constructed specifically with the developing world in mind; high amounts of heat, humidity, dust, and the ability to be multilingual. The XO laptop is "extremely durable, brilliantly functional, energy-efficient, responsive, and fun." The outcome was a laptop that was the size of a small textbook and weighed between 1.45 to 1.58Kg, costs between $180 to $240, could be powered by generator or solar power and even
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