Tag archive: Carlos Slim

It's the end of a retail era: after 23 years, computer and electronics seller CompUSA has been sold to Gordon Brothers Group LLC, a global restructuring company that specializes in carving up companies and selling off their assets. Although CompUSA's current 103 locations will remain open for business through the end-of-year holiday season, CompUSa will wind down after that, shuttering retail operations and selling off stores… Read More

Despite years of skepticism, higher-than-expected costs, and competition from commercial endeavors like the Intel Classmate PC, the One Laptop Per Child project continues to gain momentum, with the government of Peru signing a deal to purchase 280,000 of the systems. Thew news comes just as the first non-pilot deployment of OLPC notebooks gets underway in Uruguay, and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has purchased 50,000 of the systems… Read More