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$100 Laptop Repriced at $175

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bait-and-switch dept.

prostoalex writes "The $100 laptop introduced by Nicholas Negroponte as part of the One Laptop Per Child program will end up costing $175, Associated Press says. The demand for the program is apparent as 'seven nations have expressed interest in being in the initial wave to buy the little green-and-white "XO" computers — Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, Thailand, Nigeria and Libya — but it remains unclear which ones will be first to pony up the cash.'"

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  1. DAMN IT, SLASHDOT!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jack Valenti just fucking DIED of a stroke and all you can think about are $175 laptops?????

    GET SOME PRIORITIES!!!

    1. Re:DAMN IT, SLASHDOT!!! by aussie_a · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Lobbyist Jack Valenti was found dead in his Houston home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

    2. Re:DAMN IT, SLASHDOT!!! by zcat_NZ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Jack Valenti just died and I'm thinking about buying a DVD burner to celebrate.

      Fuck you too.

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    3. Re:DAMN IT, SLASHDOT!!! by l810c · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      Where do you live?!?

      I know Jack is a capitalist and has vigorously defended the rights of the MPAA, but to call a person that was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in WWII a witch is just plain insane. Fucking shame on you(and the Mods)!

      The trivial problems we have today. 'On No, dammit, I can't share this movie with my friends'

      He helped free the world from tyranny; 60+ years ago.

      I didn't agree with a lot of his arguments, but that is just wrong.

      L8

    4. Re:DAMN IT, SLASHDOT!!! by iamacat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You do realize that most dictators started out as military heros? They show up in United Nations decorated with dozens of medals, and many of them were earned fairly. Jack couldn't resist the draw of money and, by the time he died, he abandoned all the values he fought for, including capitalism. He advocated policy in which all the money will go to his little junta rather than individual artists, smaller music companies and entrepreneurs seeking to enter online music distribution business. Great soldiers don't make great leaders.

  2. Quit thinking of the children...... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Won't someone think of the shemales!????!!??1111

  3. Re:Why not....? by cyberbob2351 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow, I'd say you should quit being so confrontational and insulting before making a reply.

    Aside from this, did you ever consider perhaps a modular power system that could potentially supply power to a myriad of devices?

    AAAANNNNDDD - as it turns out, I DO have two skunkworks projects to help the poor uneducated people of the world.(One a centralized free repository to host free lecture material). Of course you wouldn't know that, because you jump to conclusions about people you have never met.

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