AMD Cuts Personal Internet Communicator

DaGiants writes "AMD has killed the Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), one of the first major efforts at designing ultra low-cost PCs for the third world. Ars Technica reports that AMD decided to pull the plug, taking a loss on the project. AMD can't be too disappointed though, as the OLPC uses AMD's Geode x86 processor, and delivers a lot more for much less. While OLPC gets most of the attention these days, AMD's role in spurring interest in low-cost PCs for developing nations can't be overlooked."

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Re:Before I brought PC's to the 3rd world

[ghoul]

The American standard of living was a fluke. It was supported by the opening up of vast areas of land and dispossesing the original inhabitants and then pumping and exporting oil like crazy while the real developed world aka Europe was shooting itself in the foot with two world wars. If not for the wars America would stay a middle level power with a mostly farming based economy . So the early 20th century lead is not coming back. America can still stay ahead by shifting the economy over to new generation stuff but if the 3rd world wants to catchup it would be stupid to follow America's route. For one most 3rd world countries dont have a hell lot of cheap land and cheap oil so they actually need to use their brains to get ahead and for brain powered industires PCs are more important than roads. Anyway roads are a very inefficient and wastefull mode of long distance transport. THird world countries would be better off with India's example which has the worlds largest rail network