India Rejects OLPC $100 Laptops - Nigeria Orders 1 Million

July 26th 2006 | Laptops

Nigeria has officially ordered and paid for one million of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) devices, according to the Nigerian Vanguard newspaper.

The deal is the first actual order for the project that aims to provide Linux-powered laptops to children in developing economies. Production of the devices will start once five to 10 million have been ordered and paid for, according to the OLPC website.

VNUNet - Nigeria orders first million OLPC laptops

India has decided against getting involved in Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child scheme - which aims to provide kids in developing countries with a simple $100 machine.

The success of the project depends on support, and big orders, from governments. The loss of such a potentially huge, and relatively technically sophisticated market, will be a serious blow.

The Register - India rejects One Laptop Per Child

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India Rejects OLPC $100 Laptops - Nigeria Orders 1 Million
Published in: Laptops on 2006-07-26