http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/04/04/100-laptops-in-poor-countries Comments for "$100 Laptops in Poor Countries" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/04/04/100-laptops-in-poor-countries <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> April 4, 2005 - 16:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> Associated Press</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> Group Puts $100 Laptops in Poor Countries</div><br> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <p>The laptops would be mass-produced in orders of no smaller than 1 million units and bought by governments, which would distribute them.<br />Ambitious projects to bridge the digital divide in the developing world at low cost have had a shaky track record. Perhaps the best example is the Simputer, a $220 handheld device developed by Indian scientists in 2001 that only last year became available and isn't selling well.</p> </div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/04/04/100-laptops-in-poor-countries#comment Telecommunications and IT Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:07:14 -0500 _Steve L 197 at http://www.nextbillion.net