OLPC: A Lost Cause

Posted by gsh on Mar 16, 2008 9:17 PM EDT
CoolTechZone.com; By Gundeep Hora
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OLPC is a lost cause. It's amazing how an otherwise interesting project with headline-grabbing mission could spiral out of control with disastrous results. The project has always had noble intentions. I can't fault them for that.

Anytime an organization is giving back to the community and contributing back to society is a good organization in my book. However, the management is ludicrous. Not only did they not realize the magnitude of the ramifications for changing their mission, but they couldn't pinpoint their ultimate desire either. The latest is their search for the CEO to run OLPC as a non-profit business, similar to Microsoft. Great aspirations!

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