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engadget.com - 12/16/2008
Amazon OLPC orders in danger of cancellation -- think of the children!
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When Amazon got in on the Give 1, Get 1 OLPC plan, where generous lovers of little green machines could chip in $399 to donate one XO to the cause while also getting a new toy for their children (or themselves), it was unclear exactly when the things would be delivered. The answer, according ...
olpcnews.com - 12/16/2008
Breaking News: Amazon UK May Cancel G1G1 Global Orders!! - One Laptop Per Child News
— olpcnews.com — Heads up to European Give 1 Get 1 donors! Amazon.co.uk may be canceling your G1G1 Global purchase... because OLPC is talking too long to ship your XO laptop. Via OLPC News Forum , here is the Amazon.co.uk email being sent out : Dear Donor: The following ... (more) Breaking News: Amazon UK May Cancel G1G1 Global Orders!! ...
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Amazon OLPC orders threatened over shipping delays
SlashGear — ... to protect Amazon Marketplace customers from sellers slow to send out their goods.  However if the whole cancellation process is just as automatic as the warning email, it could become a logistical headache for all involved. Amazon UK themselves are not listing the OLPC XO-1 as available for shipping until January 3rd, 2009.  The laptop retails for $199 if a buyer merely wants to donate an XO-1, while $399 gets an XO-1 for both donation and for the purchaser. [via Engadget] ...

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