MrCopilot

There is so much going on with the OLPC XO laptop we had to aggregate it . We reported on the nasty details of the Intel OLPC Breakup . The latest news is that the OLPCnews.com site may be an astroturfed Intel site. Best to get your olpc news from the olpc wiki . He posted a vigorous denial and a quote from Mary Lou Jepson . EnGadget and Slashdot are reporting on a PCWorld story that the XO is coming to American Students. "To have the United Sates be the only country that's not in the OLPC agenda would be kind of ridiculous," Negroponte said. Several sites are reporting on former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen's new company PixelQi and the efforts to commercialize the technology in the XO. Pixel Qi is currently pursuing the $75 laptop, while also aiming to bring sunlight readable, low-cost and low-power screens into mainstream laptops, cellphones and digital cameras. Also in the news is the possibility of Windows on the XO. Nicholas Negroponte was quoted as sayi...

Like many, I was shocked last July when Intel announced they were joining the OLPC foundation after many months of complaints by Nicholas Negroponte. 6 months later the relationship has been dissolved. After studying the affair in detail, one is left with the distinct impression that Intel mishandled almost every aspect of the partnership. The results of my study can be found in the following article . Here's a snippet from the middle of the story. Still hearing from perspective OLPC customers that Intel sales reps were disparaging the XO, Negroponte challenged the Intel executives to ensure it stopped. Intel agreed, assuring Negroponte management would put a stop to it. If memos were sent, they were apparently ignored. What follows is an account by Oscar Becerra Tresierra, a long time friend Negroponte's, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Read More @ AC MrCopilot Update: 1/12/2008: Slashdot has posted a Silicon Valley Slueth Story about OLPCnews.com with claims tha...