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First Photos of MIT's $100 Laptop

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: JS80
You know what's going to end up happening? People who don't "need" this (like 100% of ATOT) are going to buy it. This will either put a strain on supply that would otherwise go to those who are in need, or puch prices above the pricepoint at which those in need could afford it. You can't fvck with economics.
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I don't think they're going to be available for general purchase.
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We can't get food to the starving people of 3rd world countries, how do we expect to get laptops to them? This will end up being a profitable product, and it WILL be marketed to the masses (whether it be through copycats or not).
 
reminds me of something 'Dora the Explorer' would have in her backpack!

:music: backpack backpack...backpack backpack :music:
 
Originally posted by: Faulkner05
Anyone know what company is manufacturing these?
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IIRC, MIT came up with the concept, forwarded that to Quanta, and Quanta actually did all the development work. So it's logical that Quanta is going to manufacture them.
 
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: JS80
You know what's going to end up happening? People who don't "need" this (like 100% of ATOT) are going to buy it. This will either put a strain on supply that would otherwise go to those who are in need, or puch prices above the pricepoint at which those in need could afford it. You can't fvck with economics.
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I don't think they're going to be available for general purchase.
Click to expand...

We can't get food to the starving people of 3rd world countries, how do we expect to get laptops to them? This will end up being a profitable product, and it WILL be marketed to the masses (whether it be through copycats or not).
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Why do people automatically assume 3rd world means starving children in mud huts living in africa? There are dozens of third world countries that has industrialized but hasn't gone high tech yet. India, for example, has many places where people cannot afford laptops, but yet can be well fed.
 
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: JS80
You know what's going to end up happening? People who don't "need" this (like 100% of ATOT) are going to buy it. This will either put a strain on supply that would otherwise go to those who are in need, or puch prices above the pricepoint at which those in need could afford it. You can't fvck with economics.
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I don't think they're going to be available for general purchase.
Click to expand...

We can't get food to the starving people of 3rd world countries, how do we expect to get laptops to them? This will end up being a profitable product, and it WILL be marketed to the masses (whether it be through copycats or not).
Click to expand...

Why do people automatically assume 3rd world means starving children in mud huts living in africa? There are dozens of third world countries that has industrialized but hasn't gone high tech yet. India, for example, has many places where people cannot afford laptops, but yet can be well fed.
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Great... So now we're training the next generation Indian workforce, which will insure an even larger pool of skilled cheap labor for US companies to outsource our jobs 🙂
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: dartworth
Originally posted by: NFS4
Can somone tell me what's wrong with this picture? 😀
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always an ass in the bunch...:roll:
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😕
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What are you so confused about?
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The better question to ask is "Why does dartworth think that NFS4 is being an ass?".
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Which was the reasoning for my 😕
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I don't get why pointing out apple stickers on an HP laptop is being an ass...


...but on an unrelated note, the guy in that photo looks exactly like the guy who played Jack the Ripper in the 1979 flick "Time After Time".


 
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