I have always wondered why Nick Negroponte draws so much flak for OLPC. Some tech companies don't like him either. But their community affairs folks are doing the same thing - partnering with Govt. in developing countries to distribute subsidized laptops (of course these comes pre-loaded with proprietary software and other 'educational materials' from publishers who are using it as a channel to push their content.
Negroponte of course is not giving up ... The next version is supposed to be a tablet. Here are two interesting articles on OLPC.
ARTS | December 19, 2011
Design: A Few Stumbles on the Road to Connectivity
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
Technological advances help to slowly bring laptops and tablet computers to children all over the world.
Design: A Few Stumbles on the Road to Connectivity
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
Technological advances help to slowly bring laptops and tablet computers to children all over the world.
ARTS | November 09, 2009
Design: Nonprofit Laptops: A Dream Not Yet Over
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
With a new Uruguayan project, the '$100 laptops' might finally start living up to their own hype.
Design: Nonprofit Laptops: A Dream Not Yet Over
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
With a new Uruguayan project, the '$100 laptops' might finally start living up to their own hype.