Negroponte Offers OLPC Technology For India's $35 Tablet

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Negroponte Offers OLPC Technology For India's $35 Tablet 104

Posted by timothy on Monday August 02 2010, @04:59AM
from the so-happy-togeeeether dept.

angry tapir writes "One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned $35 tablet. In a congratulatory note to the government, OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said the world needs the $35 tablet, and he offered the country full access to OLPC hardware and software technology."

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Oh well (Score:5, Funny)

by Vahokif (1292866) writes: on Monday August 02 2010, @05:04AM (#33108076)

I guess it'll be the India's $200 tablet now.

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Wat? (Score:2, Funny)

by tom1974 (413939) writes: on Monday August 02 2010, @05:31AM (#33108170)

I'm sure he means Intel hardware and MS software technologies.

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Encryption (Score:4, Funny)

by ickleberry (864871) writes: <web@pineapple.vg> on Monday August 02 2010, @06:36AM (#33108370) Homepage

Lets just hope this laptop only has support for yesteryear's encryption such as ROT-13 lest the Indian government causes a fuss about not being able to spy on OLPC user's traffic and outlaws its like they did with satellite phones.

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Re:OLPC did not sell out to Microsoft (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday August 02 2010, @08:29AM (#33108840)

It's like blaming Obama for the iPhone's antenna...
I'm actually surprised the ignorant Tea Party puppets haven't done that yet. Oh Look! There's Russia, right over there!

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Re:Oh well (Score:3, Funny)

by FatdogHaiku (978357) writes: on Monday August 02 2010, @10:35AM (#33110050)

As long as it will run Windows 7.
OK, so now it's a $450 tablet...

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Oh well (Score:5, Funny)

Wat? (Score:2, Funny)

Encryption (Score:4, Funny)

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