Negroponte to announce "Give one, get one" OLPC promotion

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Sep 24, 2007 3:17 AM EDT
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Nicholas Negroponte, the visionary behind the One Laptop Per Child initiative (OLPC), has publicly expressed his disappointment at the lack of orders for his low-cost computer for poor children. The situation has become so dire that Negroponte will announce a "Give one, get one" promotion in the US and Canada. While production of the XO-1 is due to start next month, Negroponte had previously said that he needed 3 million orders to start production.

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I hope it is not too late Abe 4 1,220 Sep 24, 2007 3:44 PM

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