Here’s a nice independent overview of the history and status of the One Laptop Per Child program, developed by the editors at OLPC News. Main conclusion: that the influence of the OLPC project has outpaced its impact. Though far fewer laptops have been sold by this date than planned, the project has helped give impetus to the much broader efforts to develop and sell netbooks, which, over time, may become the majority of computers sold.
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