Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Jun 2006 22:24 UTC
The One Laptop per Child scheme is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the history of the IT industry, according to Tony Roberts, chief executive and founder of UK charity Computer Aid International. Speaking to ZDNet UK last week, Roberts claimed that although he would be delighted if the OLPC scheme proved a success, he had severe reservations about the strategy underpinning the project.
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RE: Not to mention corruption...
by hobgoblin on Wed 21st Jun 2006 01:04
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RE: Not to mention corruption...
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"The real reason that this won't be successful is a misunderstanding of the history of technology. They are looking to introduce a non-standard, untested platform... which they will only sell to governments," he said. "The decision to buy will be made by politicians who are elected every five years, and politicians generally don't take the decision to risk their political future on non-standard technology."
Kickbacks are a big part of the way that business gets done in the Third World. If you're a greedy politician, who are you going to go with: the $100 laptop or the more expensive laptop from the vendor who promises to kickback potentially millions of dollars?
Similarly, it's my opinion that a lot of the people that these machines are being targeted at ... are simply going to sell them. After all, $100 is a lot of money in some of these countries.