Comments on: One Laptop Per Child’s XOXO http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/ Eat. Drink. Design. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kristian Kruse http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/comment-page-1/#comment-33482 Kristian Kruse Thu, 22 May 2008 11:59:03 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/#comment-33482 Give them time. It is not easy being a non-profit company and starting up a pretty ambitious project. Shipping etc. will get better along the way, al though some companies could/should contribute more to easy the pain... Give them time. It is not easy being a non-profit company and starting up a pretty ambitious project. Shipping etc. will get better along the way, al though some companies could/should contribute more to easy the pain…

]]> By: tina http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/comment-page-1/#comment-33319 tina Wed, 21 May 2008 20:38:53 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/#comment-33319 A noble idea doomed to failure. They can't manage the basics. Shipping? Customer service? Tech support? Upgrades? A noble idea doomed to failure. They can’t manage the basics. Shipping? Customer service? Tech support? Upgrades?

]]> By: Halle http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/comment-page-1/#comment-33312 Halle Wed, 21 May 2008 18:33:25 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/#comment-33312 I did the buy 1- get 1 XO laptop program last fall. It's a cool machine, but it wouldn't hurt from a v2. And no matter how much people complain, it's better than the alternatives for kids in developing countries. To your comment on pricing-- the margins Apple makes on the iPhone are ridiculous. I believe the XO program is a non-profit with grants and a foundation to offset high costs. What this idea really needs is better support from established companies like Apple, Intel, etc. I did the buy 1- get 1 XO laptop program last fall. It’s a cool machine, but it wouldn’t hurt from a v2. And no matter how much people complain, it’s better than the alternatives for kids in developing countries.

To your comment on pricing– the margins Apple makes on the iPhone are ridiculous. I believe the XO program is a non-profit with grants and a foundation to offset high costs.

What this idea really needs is better support from established companies like Apple, Intel, etc.

]]> By: Kristian Kruse http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/comment-page-1/#comment-33311 Kristian Kruse Wed, 21 May 2008 18:25:01 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/#comment-33311 I agree that it may seem like an impossible task, but still - what you have to take into consideration is that a lot of companies contributing to this project are more willing to support the idea of providing cheap computers to 3rd world. This allow OLPC to minimize costs. Furthermore, it is not "fair" to compare the project to iPhone, think about how much design and research costs! That is at least $300 ;-) Thanks for a good site! I agree that it may seem like an impossible task, but still – what you have to take into consideration is that a lot of companies contributing to this project are more willing to support the idea of providing cheap computers to 3rd world. This allow OLPC to minimize costs.

Furthermore, it is not “fair” to compare the project to iPhone, think about how much design and research costs! That is at least $300 ;-)

Thanks for a good site!

]]> By: Patrick http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/comment-page-1/#comment-33309 Patrick Wed, 21 May 2008 18:14:41 +0000 http://thefoxisblack.com/2008/05/21/one-laptop-per-childs-xo-laptop-20/#comment-33309 Looks lovely but the OLPC concept is doomed to fail. The former director of security explained why OLPC isn't set up to do what everyone thought it was supposed to. http://radian.org/notebook/sic-transit-gloria-laptopi Looks lovely but the OLPC concept is doomed to fail. The former director of security explained why OLPC isn’t set up to do what everyone thought it was supposed to. http://radian.org/notebook/sic-transit-gloria-laptopi

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