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Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio
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Interesting OLPC discussion thread from Amazon
OK, really for sure, my last update for the day on the Amazon OLPC sales. Just wanted to post a conversation thread from the one, concerned, negative reviewer on Amazon: Refund Policy?,...
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OLPC's 'Give 1 Get 1': What a difference a year makes
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program on Monday launched this year's 'Give 1 Get 1' program and it's simply stunning how the environment has changed. I did the Give 1 Get 1 program last year...
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OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is prepping an Windows-XP powered version of its XO device and the big takeaway is that the charm has left the building. Will charm matter to OLPC's...
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XP on XO goes to Peru
Peru will be starting a 9-month trial of OLPC's XO laptops running a "tweaked" version of Windows XP and Microsoft's low-cost version of Office, Microsoft Office 2003 Standard and Learning...
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XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program will begin selling its XO laptop via Amazon this year in a reprise of its Give One Get One (G1G1) program, according to Ars Technica and several other...
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The XO-2 laptop looks great, but can OLPC deliver in 2010?
The OLPC project announced today the next generation of its XO laptop. The news was expected--enthusiast sites such as OLPC News have been talking about it for a while--but this was the first time...
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XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?
Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't...
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WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too
Microsoft’s agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC’s XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called...
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Is Stallman right about OLPC?
Richard Stallman (president of the Free Software Foundation) has been something of a firebrand in the IT community. Even open source advocates don't always agree with his hardline stances....
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Have you gotten one yet?
Businessweek and ZDNet Asia reported earlier this week that many customers who participated in OLPC's Give One Get One (G1G1) program are still waiting for the Get One to materialize. The idea...
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Post script to an Ed Tech laptop rant
Rant away Chris! There is one, and only one, reason why Nicholas Negroponte has somewhat suddenly embraced Windows (and Microsoft). It is really quite simple. He is being asked by foreign...
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Once again, competition breeds innovation
No sooner had the electronic "ink" dried on Chris Dawson's piece (OLPC and Intel part ways) that Intel confirmed that the Classmate lives on with a next generation already in the works! Well...
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What would my ideal education ultraportable look like?
The OLPC XO, Intel Classmate, and Asus Eee all bring important features to the table and put 1:1 computing models within reach of many more districts than ever before. However, all have merits...
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Lessons learned: Two weeks with the XO laptop
Repeat after me. The XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project is designed for kids. Why bore yourself with that mantra? If you don't you may find yourself griping about something that...
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My (daughter's) OLPC laptop has arrived
My--actually my daughter's--XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child Project has arrived and a few things were striking: Its size (built for kids), the software interface, which is very intuitive,...
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Your XO laptop is about to land
The OLPC is shipping its XO laptops and some folks are already getting theirs. Earlier today, John Walicki, IBM's open client architect and Linux client deployment manager, noted to me in passing...
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Will Windows 'XO' bear fruit for OLPC?
Just this morning, I read MSFT working on XP for XO and I wondered: Why? If the OLPC project has accomplished nothing else, it has made Microsoft (and Intel) stand up and take notice that...
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XP on OLPC: Microsoft's gambit to stay in the emerging market conversation
Windows XP may come to the One Laptop Per Child project as Microsoft ports its operating system to flash-based devices such as Intel's Classmate PC, ASUS Eee PC and the XO laptop. But Microsoft's...
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XO laptop sales begin, but support plan is nonexistent
Distributing laptops to kids around the world was supposed to be a government initiative. But Nicholas Negroponte has largely failed to sign up any foreign governments to purchase millions of One...
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Negroponte's laptop finally in production
Those $100 $200 laptops from Nick Negroponte are finally rolling off the production line at Quanta, the Taiwanese manufacturer of One Laptop Per Child's breakthrough XO laptops. OLPC says Quanta...
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