redherring.com — The founder and chairman of the MIT Media Lab wants to create a $100 portable computer for the developing world. The low-cost computer will have a 14-inch color screen, AMD chips, and will run Linux software. AMD is separately working on a cheap desktop computer for emerging markets. It will be sold to governments for wide distribution.
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celebJan 31, 2005
just as I predicted.... google will own the world *dr evil grin and laugh*
ramiroFeb 1, 2005
Negroponte will have to come up with something better than Linux if he wants to provide the developing world with computers. The Linux learning curve is too long for people who never had anything electronic, not even a VCR.