100 dollar laptop

[Scott Kitterman]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:16:07 +0700 Chanchao <custom at freenet.de> wrote:
>On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 10:54 +0200, Sebastian Gil wrote:
>
>> "Please note that the $100 laptops -not yet in production- will not be
>> available for sale. The laptops will only be distributed to schools
>> directly through large government initiatives."
>
>Which is a bit strange..  Why not make them available to anyone who
>wants one.  It seems that users in developing nations will also benefit
>from a large user base.  Sell them for more than $100 to cover the costs
>of distribution / repairs / warranty then.  $200 even, or ANY price,
>allow people to contribute to the project by paying higher for what
>could become a very trendy item.
>
>Anyway, I want one, don't make me buy one off a third world kid. :)
>
I heard an interview on the radio a few weeks ago with one of the people 
running the project.  They are considering doing exactly that for precisely 
that reason.

Scott K