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Peru Orders 260K OLPCs, Mexico to Get 50K

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the see-we're-not-scared dept.

eldavojohn writes "Perhaps in response to recent news that the lawsuit against the OLPC may be a scam, Peru's government has announced they want 260,000 OLPCs and a Mexican billionaire by the name of Carlos Slim has also asked for 50,000 that he wishes to distribute in Mexico. Things are looking good for the OLPC."

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  1. Re:So... orders make it less of a scam? by Rich0 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Uh, if you don't like the idea of discriminatory pricing, then you probably won't like OLPC. I think the people making it will charge double-price to individuals, with the extra money going to donate one overseas. A nice gesture on one hand, but it means that fewer will get sold overall which means higher prices and thus less children with one overseas...