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See OLPC? I can say a bunch of bullshit too!]]>May 20th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 26th 2008 1:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/Jun 14th 2008 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
Simple...same way we learned how to use the keyboards we use now.]]>May 20th 2008 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 22nd 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
You get some points for originality, but overall it's still in line with the 'first!' post and therefore must be penalized.]]>May 20th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
And that looks like a big DS with a keyboard]]>May 20th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
Anyway even if it costs 750 ill buy it

its a little too futuristic]]>May 20th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
Agreeing to put WinXP on it was just the nail in the coffin, as far as I'm concerned.]]>May 20th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
If Steve Jobs invested the required R&D into it, he could possibly fit OSX on the OLPC XO as well.

And OLPC made Microsoft decide to licence Windows XP on the OLPC for $3, which is quite good considering Windows XP licences usually was something like $100.]]>May 20th 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
Microsoft Windows is great for us in the first world, where we have the money to afford being locked into a single vendor who's charging us whatever they want, but is that really good for those in the third world? I thought the whole point of the OLPC was to ensure that those countries _didn't_ get locked into a single vendor, and thus be at the risk being price gouged. Isn't that one of the main reasons why they picked Linux in the first place? Why there's a damned "view source" button that was built right into the keyboard?

And "Made" Microsoft license WinXP for $3? You make it seem as if some great concession was made. Need I remind you that "licensing" Windows to someone costs Microsft almost nothing? :P]]>May 21st 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
"Sure it's "open" and WinXP _can_ run on it. But is that really a good idea?"

Yes.

"Microsoft Windows is great for us in the first world, where we have the money to afford being locked into a single vendor who's charging us whatever they want, but is that really good for those in the third world?"

They don't have software vendors in the places these will be utilised. What other vendor could they possibly buy from? What a stupid argument. And how the FUCK are you locked into MS? Moron.

"I thought the whole point of the OLPC was to ensure that those countries _didn't_ get locked into a single vendor, and thus be at the risk being price gouged."

Oh and here I was, thinking the whole point of the OLPC was to give One Laptop Per Child... Nope, guess its about not locking in those well informed 3rd world kids into a single software vendor! That's what the WHOLE project is about.

"Isn't that one of the main reasons why they picked Linux in the first place?"

No.

"Why there's a damned "view source" button that was built right into the keyboard?"

There's no mouse?

"And "Made" Microsoft license WinXP for $3? You make it seem as if some great concession was made. Need I remind you that "licensing" Windows to someone costs Microsft almost nothing? :P"

They lose ~$97 per machine. Sell 1 million machines, that's ~$97,000,000 lost in profits. Of course, it costs them nothing.. Money is a figment of your imagination. MS are practically giving away their software for the machine mate, and you are complaining about "lock-ins" - 1) There is no lock-in, that's absurd, and 2) What 3rd world kid fucking cares about a lockin? They fucking ASKED for XP because thats what we have - they thought Sugar was a load of shit, which it is.

Get off you high horse mate, you just look like another open-source freak.]]>May 22nd 2008 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
Some of us like community-developed, free stuff. If you want to pay through the @$$ every year or two for the same unsupported crap, then be my guest.]]>Jun 5th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
"Yes."

Yes, what? Why? If you're going to respond, support your claim. "Put up or shut up."

"They don't have software vendors in the places these will be utilised. What other vendor could they possibly buy from? What a stupid argument. And how the FUCK are you locked into MS? Moron."

Correct -- they don't have software vendors in the places these will be utilized. Note how many vendors WE 1ST WORLD people need just to keep Windows systems running. How the *FUCK* are you going to support a vendor-dominated operating system in a vendor-deprived environment?

Moron.

"Oh and here I was, thinking the whole point of the OLPC was to give One Laptop Per Child... Nope, guess its about not locking in those well informed 3rd world kids into a single software vendor! That's what the WHOLE project is about."

and...

"Isn't that one of the main reasons why they picked Linux in the first place?"

No."

Once again, the moron is Dead Wrong.

You see, they go together. The whole point they picked Linux is because it had zero, yes, let me repeat that, ZERO, distribution costs. Windows does not.

Why did they care about this? Because they also wanted a system which didn't have to rely on vendor support to maintain -- see counter-point above -- further reducing the cost. Yes, Virginia, they chose Linux for a very good reason indeed, which was to PREVENT vendor lock-in, which in turn PREVENTS excessive distribution costs.

It's all related.

Moron.

"There's no mouse?"

Goes to show you how much you know of the OLPC, now doesn't it, moron? Yes, there is a mouse -- there is a trackpad in the keyboard, at least in the unit I used.

Moron.

"They lose ~$97 per machine. Sell 1 million machines, that's ~$97,000,000 lost in profits."

More than made up for by the sale of software FOR the Windows platform (e.g., Office). Microsoft is a business with sharp economists in their ranks -- they would NOT make this kind of decision if they would lose money.

Let me repeat this: THEY ARE NOT LOSING MONEY.

"They fucking ASKED for XP because thats what we have"

There is also that small matter of legal imposition too; some countries are mandating the installation of Windows as a government requirement, not as a stated requirement by the end-user.

"they thought Sugar was a load of shit, which it is."

hmm...probably the only thing we actually agree on.
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it seems they just want to give out alot to get alot

make demand with sexy cheap product
mass produce mediocre build quality of product
repairs keep the demand high for people that "must have it"

in the end, everyone gets a sexy generic laptop and OLPC rakes in loads of cash]]>May 20th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/Jul 11th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/
I would have said 2001 - you know the Space Odyssey thing. But that was such a huge disappointment. No space stations, no shuttles, no HAL ...

XO 2.0 please don't disappoint me... ]]>May 20th 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/olpc-unveils-first-prototype-of-xo-2-0/May 20th 2008 1:46PM