Intel Undermined $100 Laptop Intentionally
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Intel repeatedly attempted to derail the One Laptop for Every Child Project, according to Professor Nicholas Negroponte, head of the charity in charge, by offering to sell Intel brand laptops (Intel logo included) to developing countries after they had already signed contracts through the non-profit charity. Negroponte told BBC News at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, that "[Intel] would go in even after we had signed contracts and try to persuade government officials to scrap their contract and sign a contract with them instead. That's not a partnership."
When asked about the "partnership", Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said, "I don't want to get into specifics but we met every obligation we were committed to."
Intel made the decision to drop out of the partnership, which was intended to provide laptops to children in developing nations. The OLPC's $100 laptops run on open source software and AMD processors. Intel's version, the "Classmate PC", is more expensive and operates on Microsoft's closed-source Windows.
When asked about the "partnership", Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said, "I don't want to get into specifics but we met every obligation we were committed to."
Intel made the decision to drop out of the partnership, which was intended to provide laptops to children in developing nations. The OLPC's $100 laptops run on open source software and AMD processors. Intel's version, the "Classmate PC", is more expensive and operates on Microsoft's closed-source Windows.
