OLPC Announces Buy-2-Get-1 XO Laptop Sale

theodp writes "Starting November 12, The One Laptop Per Child Project will sell its affordable XO laptop to Americans for a brief period of time, but there's a slight catch: U.S. buyers must purchase two computers — one for their own child and one for a child in the developing world — for a total cost of $399. 'Staff members of the laptop project were concerned that American children might try the pared-down machines and find them lacking compared to their Apple, Hewlett-Packard or Dell laptops. Then, in this era of immediate global communications, they might post their criticisms on Web sites and blogs read around the world, damaging the reputation of the XO Laptop, the project staff worried. So the laptop project sponsored focus-group research with American children, ages 7 to 11, at the end of August. The results were reassuringly positive.'"

Comments

$100+$100 = $399?

[skinfitz]

I thought this was the $100 laptop?

If so, how is it buying two costs $399?

Or are they Canadian dollars?

Re:$100+$100 = $399?

[Poromenos1]

Didn't you hear? The "Canadian dollar" jokes were switched for "American dollar" jokes recently.

Re:I like the XO, but I am tired of the fleecing .

[onion2k]

I worry about my kids (1 and 3.5) future.

Is your next kid going to be named '95'?

Wait! Wait! This is confusing!

[N3wsByt3]

"Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free"

We're getting a $100 laptop for free when we pay $399 for two?!

Luckily both weren't for free, or we would have to pay $799!

Re:Canadian Coins Too

[Fred_A]

It's true here too, for example the 1 Euro coins from Belgium, Germany and France are amazingly similar...