$100 Laptop Takes Flight in Thailand

EmperorKagato writes "Nicholas Negroponte's project for every child to have a laptop will come true for over 500 students in Thailand. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expects each child to receive a laptop instead of books as the books will be provided electronically. The laptop, mentioned previously on Slashdot, will now be brought to children in Thailand in October and November, with hopes for future shipments to Nigeria, Brazil and Argentina in 2007." This story selected and edited by LinuxWorld editor for the day Saied Pinto.

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Time for more FUD to start showing up on OLPC

[Locutus]

Or we'll be seeing the press flooded with how B/M Gates Floundation is 'donating' Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to schools and libraries. It could also be time for the MS-FlexGO FUD to start pouring out into the press. You know, the Pay-As-You-Go version of Micrososfts software on hardware which is locked down and disabled if you don't pay. IMO, this is going to be BillG's new job as he spends more time fighting OLPC and lets Steve and Ozzie move Microsoft toward finding some new way for them to make money somewhere besides the 20 year old WindowsPC market/monopoly.

Get ready, they're dumping a couple of billion bucks into marketing this year so it's going to be raining FUD soon.

LoB