The Political Hoopla Between Intel and OLPC
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From what I understand, the whole point of OLPC is to create awareness of technology in third world countries and empower the next generation with collaboration and other fun uses of technology and the way it can make an impact in a child’s life. OLPC is a non-profit entity, and I admire its efforts. However, with the recent ongoings between Intel and Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of OLPC, I fail to understand the immature bickering between the two.
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Neither party is going to gain anything by discrediting the other. It’s evident that Negroponte is taking the non-profit approach, while Intel is understandably taking a corporate stance on capturing this emerging "market." Even though both parties have different viewpoints and goals, on a personal level, there’s nothing wrong with it. Full Story |
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