Quanta Computer, the world’s largest maker of unbranded laptops, confirmed that the One Laptop Per Child project has hit the million unit mark. The laptops are about $30 over the hundred-dollar target cost; mass production could change all that quickly. OLPC is non-profit, of course, and Quanta says it’s helping to keep costs down by keeping its margins trim (and was likely selected by OLPC because of it.)One million OLPC laptop orders confirmed [InfoWorld via Gadget Lab]
At least there is some good news coming from the project. With the news that one nation pulled out and decided to spend the money on books instead and also the report about the kill switch put into the laptops in case they start seeing the laptops on ebay. They had a couple black eyes. I understand the kill switch in that they don’t want the laptops stolen from the children they are giving them too. But it seems sorta bad too me. Whats to keep it from being abused or circumvented.
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