[Olpc-open] Tablet xo-3

[Samuel Klein]

Hello Tara,

That's a great idea :)  We did this with the first XO laptops; no word
yet on whether it will happen with the tablets when they are launched.

SJ

On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Tara Dempster <cttara at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am not sure if this idea has already been proposed, but I know that I
> would love to buy one of these new tablets for my daughter and I was
> thinking that if  OLPC offered some for sale in the more developed countries
> and they charged for 1 what it cost to make 2, that they would be able to
> provide even more tablets to the developing countries, and I personally love
> the idea that it would be a more 'green' tablet as well as helping other
> places with a purchase. I think the hand crank and solar panels would be
> amazing for younger kids and even adults working in remote locations as
> well. I just think that if the 1 for 2 idea was around, instead of spending
> our money on providing profits for big business we could be sharing our
> wealth with poorer nations.
>
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