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One Laptop Per Child Gets 4 Million Laptop Order

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tall-orders-to-fill dept.

An anonymous reader writes "DesktopLinux.com is reporting that four countries have together ordered 4 million low-cost, Linux-based laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. The countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each placed the 1 million unit orders."

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  1. Re:I guess only one thing can describe ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Wow! Dude, you can make a million computers for $1.5 million! You'll destroy Dell and Apple!

  2. $100 laptop per child... by DesireCampbell · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Still nothing on the $100 in food, clean water, shelter, and clothing per child project.

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  3. Re:Let the 419 jokes begin!!! by webologist · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I was just thinking that...