On Jan 7, 2008 8:28 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/01/05/olpc-laptop-intel-tech-ebiz-cx_wt_12 > 05intel.html > > I guess it shows what most of us knew all along. The do-gooders love to > be in control... forget the poor folks. It's a ego trip, or compensating > for guilt. > -------------------------------------------------------------
I just heard on the radio that the countries that "should" have bought into the project faltered. Order levels were down by a factor of 10 or more so they couldn't hit the target manufacture cost. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
