Comments on: One Laptop Per Child: donation period from now through Nov 26th http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/11/12/one-laptop-per-child-donation-period-from-now-through-nov-26th/ Blogging the impact of computer-related technology trends, and whatever else catches my interest. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ahmad Al-Sawad http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/11/12/one-laptop-per-child-donation-period-from-now-through-nov-26th/comment-page-1/#comment-25871 Ahmad Al-Sawad Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:09:15 +0000 http://www.yourdonreport.com/index.php/2007/11/12/one-laptop-per-child-donation-period-from-now-through-nov-26th/#comment-25871 I can understand that it is an "Educational project" not a "Laptop Project" and I liked it; but I have 2 issues: 1. Don't everyone agree with me that we will not use XO for more than 2 days?! Just to discover the features! then we will keep it under the bed?! Sending two laptops to development countries at the beginning will be more useful?! Or to send ONLY one laptop to them with $250 2. What about the maintenance ans support?! who will fix the damages?! I can understand that it is an “Educational project” not a “Laptop Project” and I liked it; but I have 2 issues:

1. Don’t everyone agree with me that we will not use XO for more than 2 days?! Just to discover the features! then we will keep it under the bed?! Sending two laptops to development countries at the beginning will be more useful?!

Or to send ONLY one laptop to them with $250

2. What about the maintenance ans support?! who will fix the damages?!

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