Intel Leaves the OLPC After Dispute

"Well, that was short: Intel has announced it is leaving the One Laptop Per Child project.

"The news, first reported Thursday by The Wall Street Journal in an e-mail alert, comes just six months after Intel and OLPC founder Nick Negroponte agreed to settle their differences and join forces, united in their goal to bring computing power to emerging nations. The breakup comes after Negroponte apparently wasn't willing to share Intel with others..."

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