Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.
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It is going to happen, and if it comes out at 138 so what If it comes out six months late so what I tell people I used to be a light bulb and now I'm a laser.Nicholas Negroponte
Whatever big problem you can imagine, from world peace to the environment to hunger to poverty, the solution always includes education, ... We need to depend more on peer-to-peer and self-driven learning. The laptop is one important means of doing that.
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I've told the governments that our price will float and go down over time,
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Children are the greatest natural resource of any country, and educating these children is at the root of solving our largest and most complex problems. Yet the best education may not come from sitting in a traditional classroom, but rather through independent interaction and exploration. The development of a 100 laptop will now make this possible for all kids -- especially those in developing nations.
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The computer provides the only way to give students a real foundation in 21st-century skills,
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People aren't thinking about small, fast, thin systems. Suddenly it's like a very fat person (who) uses most of the energy to move the fat. And Linux is no exception. Linux has gotten fat, too.
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