Which Laptop Per Child?

"As the head of a project that wants to take hi-tech into the developing world, Nicholas Negroponte has had to get used to criticism. Over the past two years the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, a scheme aimed at building low-cost computers for education in developing countries, has been attacked many times. Its detractors include rival technology companies, aid workers and African politicians. But last week Negroponte's composure finally broke as he lashed out at Intel for what he called a 'predatory' attempt to damage the not-for-profit scheme..."

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