>i>"The idea is to help feed programs in the least developed countries and broaden the community of engagement," said Walter Bender, president of software and content for OLPC. By putting the laptops in the hands of people in North America, the group hopes to persuade more people to contribute content or other developments to the project, he said.Source: PC World
The offer will start on Nov. 12 and run through Nov. 26. "We don't want to divert too much away from the developing world, so we'll do a short window," Bender said.
Mass production of the laptops is scheduled for October, with the first units landing in the hands of kids around the world in early November, he said. The initial run will generate 40,000 units and production will quickly double and triple that capacity to meet demand, he said.
OLPC to be available for $400 in America
Posted on Tuesday, September 25 2007 @ 3:00 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckWalter Bender, president of software and content for OLPC, announced the cheap notebook will be available in the U.S. and Canada for $400. For that price consumers will get one OLPC and the promise that the OLPC project will donate a OLPC to a child in a developing nation.
