http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/ Engadget Comments for Amazon OLPC orders in danger of cancellation -- think of the children! http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/

Professional
Fusion Fuzo]]>Dec 16th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
Thanks for messing it up, biatches.]]>Dec 16th 2008 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments

Waking up Intel into making the Atom chip and releasing all those small netbook computers.

Sure OLPC is a failure.. NOT!]]>Dec 16th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
OLPC is the joke that just keeps on giving.]]>Dec 16th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
Just cause OLPC isn't sold for profit at $199 in Wal-Mart, doesn't make it less of a revolutionary product. Sure it might not be the best product for you, but it's the best product for the children of the world.]]>Dec 16th 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
the Golden Yip model comes with Chinese Office and Chinese XP and costs $150

Am I allowed to use Chinese rip offs?]]>Dec 16th 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Mind you I would think clean drinking water or electricity would alot more use than a laptop for the majority of the 3rd world.]]>Dec 16th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Of course the price is higher then retail netbooks, you're basically buying 2 of them.
You expect a good deal and to do charity as well?]]>Dec 16th 2008 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
... ]]>Dec 16th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/you know how nomadic populations communicate between them?? little help, they dont have phones, but in a lot of areas there are wifi repeaters.
why dont you move there and let us know after a few years how you're getting on?
easy to speak when your bottom is comfortably sit on the sofa isnt it.
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While i kind of agree with you that they could learn something from it, I wouldn't mind reading a twitter about someone being chased by buzzards. And take it easy, I can see that you're all for helping people less fortunate but save the hostility for mac vs pc threads.]]>Dec 16th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/]]>Dec 16th 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
UK :A couple of firetruck full equipment.
Germany and Switzerland :ambulance, buses, some new machines for hospital and such.
European countries in general are so kind.
Japan: investment in S&R for marine exploration, a new rural school.
And USA :F-16 (with discount and without missiles :-? ), second handed toys, cloths and shoes (not for free) and money spend in politician projects (lobby).

IMHO USA is the least generous country ever, always trying to sell their trash or helping in exchange from some service. OLPC is not a exception. Even more modest countries has been more generous, giving a real help for free.

]]>Dec 16th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Engadget readers don't like US bashing?]]>Dec 16th 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
What was the last gift your country gave to the USA? Oh, jack shit?

Thought so.]]>Dec 16th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
We are rich and wealthy cause we work hard, very hard for it and are greatful for even the smallest of things. Unlike you bitches who get a 60 million dollar jet and whine it's not enough.....
F-OFF looser. ]]>Dec 17th 2008 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
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Good intention: Does what it's built to do. ;)]]>Dec 16th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
Having worked a number of times with Amazon, I doubt it, at best they'll suspend orders without fully dropping them. Amazons usually pretty harsh on when orders are fulfilled.

I hope they don't cancel them, but I also hope the laptops are shipped.]]>Dec 16th 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/sure all the macro-argument bases are covered.

-Poorly educated kids in developing nations that already have food
water and medical supplies don't need computers, they need food water
and medical supplies.
-Even though the XO has far more desirable features for it's targeted
use then the EEEPc is not as cool as the EEEpc therefore it is a
failure.
-I have never used Sugar in a classroom environment, nor have I seen
it's collaborative features in the field. However I know that sugar
sucks because I saw it on youtube.
-Even though there have been a number of successful deployments all
over the world, OLPC is a total and complete failure and I am basing
this on nothing other than my own cool cynicism that gets me all the
ladies.

If you have a legitimate argument against OLPC more power too you, the program is far from perfect but I find the preceding arguments very lame.]]>Dec 16th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/g1g1_2008/first_xos_on_their_way_to_european_g1g1_donors.html]]>Dec 16th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
Just because there is something incredibly fitting about giving the third world a fourth rate user experience.]]>Dec 16th 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 16th 2008 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/
From my perspective, the somewhat disparaging comment about the poster that showed the kids balancing the OLPC laptops on their heads shows a (perhaps somewhat understandable) cultural myopia: There are several countries where the ability to carry items on one's head is a common place, useful practice. When I was in West Africa (Ghana), every day I saw an astonishing array of items carried easily (and often gracefully) by men and women of all ages. It was common to see 8-10 year old girls carrying a 5+ gallon water buckets on their heads, sometimes without even using their hands to steady it (a reminder that 5 gallons of water is *heavy*) and I never got tired of the sight of two or three guys striding down the road with sewing machines balanced on their head like it was no big thing.

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http://twitpic.com/tkz2 (first sighting of G1G1 2008 XO in Austria:-)]]>Dec 17th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/16/amazon-olpc-orders-in-danger-of-cancellation-think-of-the-chi/Dec 17th 2008 11:24PM