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Intel decided to compete with the not-for-profit OLPC (one laptop per child) program with its Classmate project. Their laptop will be more expensive and definitely for profit. Is it fair to view children from the poorest nations as a MARKET?

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philbutler
May 22, 2007, 7:10 p.m.
Making a profit is not bad inherently. Making a profit where there should be none or is none to be had is another thing. Intel is sabotaging an effort that is not for profit and that they clearly ridiculed from the onset. If OLPC can get computers made for kids at 100 bucks then Intel could surely do it, so why the price difference?
So they make a profit from people who can scarcely afford the PC's in the first place. Please do the reading and the research.
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worldmaker
May 22, 2007, 11:58 a.m.
If Intel want to join the market let them, having now looked at both machines I found the One-Per-Child to seem the better, option, but Intel's marketing might well raise the issue in the public eye, all the OPC producers have to do is exploit Intel's marketing, point out that Intel are copying them, Intel are more expensive, Intel are inferior and let the tabloid reporters have a field day with the reports.
The real issue is getting the largest number of machines into the hands of the largest number of children around the world, and turn them all into Microsoft junkies. (So when's the "free" Microsoft Child Computer (TM) due out?)
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Dionys
May 22, 2007, 12:19 p.m.
This is indicative of everything that is wrong with this country.
A dedicated person who gives up years of his life to bring inexpensive laptops to poverty-stricken children and countries through a non-profit company is targeted by a company who wants to charge more for a crappier machine and make a profit with no care for people.
It's morally wrong. It is the perfect example of American greed being at the top of the list.
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2Labs
May 22, 2007, 6:11 p.m.
"If they can't figure out which is the better value than they are probably doomed to being poor the rest of their lives anyway." -- This is arrogant and offensive.
You call it arrogant and offensive. I call it honest.
The poor will always be among us.