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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. 419ers, yay by nanamin · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think they will be very happy with their new ANUS laptops. http://www.anuslaptops.com/

  2. Re:More importantly by marafa · · Score: 0, Troll

    i am not nigerian but that statement was still neither funny nor kind.

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  3. Re:More importantly by eno2001 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nice. I can't say I disagree with what you said really. It's a nice overall summary of why humans suck in general.

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