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Intel Unveils PC for Developing Nations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the foot-in-the-third-world dept.

Poppler writes "Intel has announced it will produce a PC aimed at developing nations, the 'Community PC.' Instead of giving out minimal PCs to as many individuals as possible, Intel wants to sell these machines to 'kiosk owners' who will rent out use to their village. Price TBA. How does this stack up against the $100 laptop, in terms of helping the developing world?"

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  1. Terrorists... by fatduck · · Score: 1, Troll

    These computers will obviously be exploited by terrorist cells. Sure, you say they're not very powerful computers... ..but imagine a Beowulf cluster of 'Community PCs'!

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  2. Re:Do the developing countries need these ? by pkphilip · · Score: 0, Troll

    The $100 laptop is a silly idea of a naive group of scientists at MIT who know nothing about poverty and have no comprehension of the problems faced by the poor. I think it is perhaps best if those who decide to help the poor using 'innovative' means would first spend a little time living with the poor - they will soon learn that computing power (meaning the ability to speedily solve a algorithm or the ability to store vast sets of data) is not what the poor are looking for or even need.

    The poor need basic things - like, for example, better wages, protection from extortionists and thugs, a place to sleep, enough rest, clean surroundings, medicine, schools for their children (yes, I know there are schools for the poor, but it is also true that most of these schools are terribly managed, funded and staffed and do very little to empower the poor).