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LATU Uruguay Buying 100,000 OLPC XO’s Over Classmate PC

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 5, 2007

“We now have the results from the first open competition for
government purchases of laptops designed for 1:1 implementation in
public schools, the Ceibal Uruguay RFP.

“LATU Uruguay, the government entity testing both Intel’s
Classmate PC and One Laptop Per Child’s XO computer has rated the
XO-1 the better option for the children of Uruguay’s Florida
province, 56.84 points to 53.06 points…”


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