Star Why Microsoft and Intel Tried to Kill the XO Laptop
Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Sun 10th Aug 2008 16:38 UTC, submitted by Rahul
Talk, Rumors, X Versus Y "Microsoft, makers of most of the computer software in the world, tried to kill it with words, and Intel, maker of most computer chips, tried to kill it with dirty tricks. Of course, they don't admit to being attempted murderers. And when I introduce you to Intel's lovely spokesperson, Agnes Kwan, you'll realise how far their denials go. But the truth is the two mightiest high-tech companies in the world looked on Negroponte's philanthropic scheme and decided it had to die."
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RE[3]: OLPC
by Melicerte on Mon 11th Aug 2008 21:09 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: OLPC"
Melicerte
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I agree totally, a file menu, file system, and file extensions with the standard toolbars is pretty much the same everywhere. And understanding the fundamentals of file systems actually is even more important that knowing "My Documents" is where you store your documents.

It's been twice now that you are misleaded about the purpose of the OLPC which, if I undertand correctly, is to help children learning by doing things. Nobody said the purpose of the project is to learn computer science.

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