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OLPC is MIA
FOLKS DOING THEIR BIT to make life better for third world citizens have had sand kicked in their face, as the OLPC group still has their XO laptops sat in parts waiting to be assembled, rather than their eager hands.
Over 80,000 Americans and Canadians purchased OLPCs over the Christmas period as part of the foundation's Give One, Get One scheme - buy two machines for $400 and one would go to the developing world.
But in a mis-understanding of the principles of capitalism, the project sent out all the laptops that it could make to the developing countries rather than to the dudes actually paying for them.
Buyers have complained about being left on hold for hours and dealing with order and shipping tracking systems that are woefully programmed.
For its part, the OLPC group says that it never promised buyers a delivery timeframe, which hasn't done much to placate those who can't believe it would take months to build these things when they are supposed to be a mass production product.
One has to wonder whether the group is capable of really making these things for the right price, and how it will manage to handle orders in the millions, let alone the tens of thousands. µ
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I really had to laugh out loud at this article. Just scrap this garbage and give them all the ASUS EEE. I bet any kid would choose the EEE over this Fisher Price laptop any day.
Not ALL were sent off to africa. My colleague got his delivered 2 weeks ago with no hassles. p.s. in Canada
I did receive the one ordered for my son before Christmas.
Whats the problem Willyless? A charity tries to do something good and gets it slightly wrong and you go ballistic. M$ charges people billions for licences that include upgrades like SQL server never and if they're a bit late (25 years and rising for a decent operating system), disables paid for software on a regular basis and you just accept it. Careful or people might think your a shill!
Back before Thanksgiving if I remember right. My son is still a little young for it, but loves it all the same. I am slowly working on designing something for it and him. There might be something better for an older kid, in a more civilized world, but the construction of this thing is great for younger kids and a rugged environment. The EEE tards seems unable to grasp that point.