It’s Official: OLPC and Intel Become Friends, Collaborate

“The One Laptop Per Child Project and Intel have put their
differences aside, at least for now, as Intel agrees to take a seat
on the OLPC Board of Directors. The new ‘peace’ between Intel and
OLPC will also involve the project receiving some funding from
Intel, and according to a statement, ‘Intel and OLPC will explore
collaborations involving technology and educational content.’

“OLPC braintrust Nicholas Negroponte went on CBS’s 60 Minutes in
May to talk about OLPC and its XO laptop, but he dropped a bomb
when he accused Intel of playing dirty with philanthropy…”

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