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Manufacturer Picked For $100 Laptop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the intel-ticked dept.

IZ Reloaded writes "MIT has picked Taiwanese firm Quanta to manufacture its $100 laptop. From PCWorld: 'Under terms of an agreement with One Laptop Per Child, Quanta will devote engineering resources to develop the $100 notebook design during the first half of the year, according to a statement issued by the group. At the same time, Quanta and the non-profit organization will explore the production of a commercial version of the laptop.'" Apparently they don't think it's ineffectual either.

3 of 236 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Let's get them all out of the way now... by God'sDuck · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Did I miss any?

    only one: "I B41LDZ3D MIN3 L4PTOPZ F0R ONLYZ 98 DO11AR$ AND 1TZ M3G4FAST SO QU4NT4 IZ THE DUMZZERS!!!!!!!!111111two.

  2. Re:"Business at the Speed of Thought"-ish? by eldavojohn · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Or potentially find a web page written by another bushman describing the best way to skin a wildebeest.
    I don't really know a decent way to deal with racist/ignorant comments. I guess I'll start by saying that people are extremely resourceful regardless of their nationality. I'll also bet that these "bushmen" you speak of know (on average) more languages than Americans.
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  3. Duh by NotoriousGOD · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Of course they'd need cheap Taiwanese labor. Only by paying 8 year olds 5 cents an hour could they make any profit.

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