John at myITforum.com

Mostly gadgets, but I'll occassionally get sidetracked...

Remember the $100 laptop?

It's now $188, not $100.  Should they still be able to market this thing as a $100 laptop for everyone under the One Laptop Per Child program?  That's almost a 100% mark-up from what was intended.  OLPC spokesman George Snell confirmed the price change on Friday, the AP report said. Snell blamed the price hike on "currency fluctuations" and the rising cost of raw materials like nickel and silicon.

Read the complete story here.

Posted: Sep 18 2007, 06:40 AM by jgormly | with 1 comment(s)
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