[Olpc-open] some details about the next versions of the XO hardware
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
znmeb at cesmail.net
Sat May 17 14:19:09 EDT 2008
Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> "All of the lessons learned from using the XO have been applied to the
> development of the XOXO tablet computer, and to an interim model, the
> XO 1.5, which is to be introduced in spring next year. Negroponte says
> that it will be "faster, brighter, cheaper and even less
> power-demanding," and that OLPC is soon to announce new partnerships,
> which should speed up its progress."
I would hope that some of the lessons learned include:
1. A not-for-profit organization can not effectively compete with a
profit-making multinational corporation.
2. Educational software is a big business.
3. Money talks.
4. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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