Reality Strikes Nicholas Negroponte Nov 2, 2007, 00 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (7172 reads) (Other stories by Christopher Dawson)
"Considering that a year ago Dr Negroponte was damning the very thought of putting anything but open-source software on his beloved XO, the brainchild of his One Laptop per Child initiative, this is truly a remarkable statement. His moral indignation that any for-profit OS company should have a shot at competing was over the top.
"He wasn't too keen on Intel introducing the Classmate as a competitor to the XO either--but that's what he gets for trying to keep first-tier vendors out of the project early on. Now they are all interested--and he can't keep them out. If you can beat 'em, Join 'em...!"
