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Negroponte Offers OLPC Technology For India's $35 Tablet

Posted by timothy on from the so-happy-togeeeether dept.

angry tapir writes "One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned $35 tablet. In a congratulatory note to the government, OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said the world needs the $35 tablet, and he offered the country full access to OLPC hardware and software technology."

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  1. Oh well by Vahokif · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess it'll be the India's $200 tablet now.

    1. Re:Oh well by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 2, Funny

      As long as it will run Windows 7.
      OK, so now it's a $450 tablet...

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  2. Wat? by tom1974 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sure he means Intel hardware and MS software technologies.

  3. Encryption by ickleberry · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lets just hope this laptop only has support for yesteryear's encryption such as ROT-13 lest the Indian government causes a fuss about not being able to spy on OLPC user's traffic and outlaws its like they did with satellite phones.

  4. Re:OLPC did not sell out to Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's like blaming Obama for the iPhone's antenna...

    I'm actually surprised the ignorant Tea Party puppets haven't done that yet. Oh Look! There's Russia, right over there!