Comments on: Gates Derides MIT’s $100 OLPC Laptop http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gates-derides-mits-100-olpc-laptop/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:36:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gates-derides-mits-100-olpc-laptop/#comment-52633 Ian Bell Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:32:33 +0000 #comment-52633 @Dan<br /> <br /> Good point, I didn't think of that. You know these manufacturers will really have to have the government subsidize this. @Dan

Good point, I didn't think of that. You know these manufacturers will really have to have the government subsidize this.

]]> By: Dan http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gates-derides-mits-100-olpc-laptop/#comment-52632 Dan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:02:44 +0000 #comment-52632 @Ian<br /> <br /> ha, forget years... some people are supporting families of 7+ on 100 USD a year. It would take them several lifetimes to come up with a spare 1000 dollars required to buy one of these. @Ian

ha, forget years… some people are supporting families of 7+ on 100 USD a year. It would take them several lifetimes to come up with a spare 1000 dollars required to buy one of these.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gates-derides-mits-100-olpc-laptop/#comment-52631 Ian Bell Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:38:08 +0000 #comment-52631 I don't think he understands that it would take people in a 3rd world country years to save up enough for one of his UMPC's. I don't think he understands that it would take people in a 3rd world country years to save up enough for one of his UMPC's.

]]> By: Chris http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gates-derides-mits-100-olpc-laptop/#comment-52630 Chris Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:19:44 +0000 #comment-52630 You know he'd praise it if it ran Windows. He hates Linux. You know he'd praise it if it ran Windows. He hates Linux.

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