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hint hint...]]>Jan 3rd 2008 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/
If Intel backs out of a market like this, you've got to assume its because they wouldn't have made enough money from it to consider it viable. These are ultra-low cost computers for Christ'sakes to be sold in impoverished countries.

Where would the monetary gain have been?

Intel doesn't need to promote its name anymore...everyone is hooked on Core Duos and Pentiums.

Let AMD handle it.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/
This is pretty unfortunate, because AMD hasn't announced anything new on the low power front in a long while, so gen.2 OLPC laptops could end up with the same old Geodes.]]>Jan 4th 2008 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/Jan 4th 2008 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/
I bought on the first day of the give one get one program, and the last email I have from olpc, sent November 28th, says:

"Thanks to your early action, your XO laptop is scheduled to be delivered between December 14 and December 24. Our "first day" donors are our highest priority and we are making every effort to deliver your XO laptop(s) as soon as possible. We will send you an update upon shipment."

I have not gotten so much as an email from them since, let alone a laptop.

What is going on OLPC? Talk to me!]]>Jan 4th 2008 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/intel-steps-down-from-olpc-board/
Still, I received it yesterday so you should call the phone number they sent you in the confirmation email.
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