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pcworld.com - 9/4/2008
Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops From November
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Amazon.com will start selling One Laptop Per Child's low-cost XO notebook computer as part of the Give One, Get One program OLPC developed last year, according to an official from OLPC. The non-profit organization started Give One, Get One as a way to raise money to send laptops to school kids ...
Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC laptop in November
electronista.com - 9/5/2008
Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC laptop in November
— electronista.com — With Microsoft having finished a version of its Windows XP operating system for the One Laptop Per Child notebook in July, the computer should be nearing its launch date, and a Thursday report seems to confirm this. Citing an OLPC official, the ... (more) Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC laptop in November
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Amazon to start selling OLPC’s XO Laptop this November; dual boot version next month
crunchgear.com - 9/4/2008
Amazon to start selling OLPC’s XO Laptop this November; dual boot version next month
— crunchgear.com — The OLPC program just got a lot more mainstream, with word that Amazon will start selling the XO Laptop starting in November. It’ll be sold as part of the “Give One, Get One” program, meaning that for every XO Laptop you buy, one lucky ... (more) Amazon to start selling OLPC’s XO Laptop this November; ...
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news.bbc.co.uk - 9/5/2008
BBC NEWS | Technology | One Laptop signs up with Amazon
— news.bbc.co.uk — The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation has signed a deal with Amazon to sell its low cost laptops. The online retailer will help with its next Give 1 Get 1 (G1G1) programme that is due to begin in late November. Under this scheme people can buy ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | One Laptop signs up with Amazon
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PR News::  OLPC XO Laptop available to buy from Amazon

Engadget:  Amazon to offer OLPC's Give One, Get One Program later this year

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OLPC XO Laptop available to buy from Amazon
PR News: — ... start to sell OLPC XO Laptop’s in November. The Give One, Get One program for the One Laptop Per Child was developed last year. The idea behind the OLPC program is that when a person purchases an XO laptop, they will pay for two, one they keep and the other they donate to a child in a developing country. As we mentioned above Amazon will start to sell these in November around Thanksgiving in the U.S. and should go on until some time in December. Source – PC World

Amazon to offer OLPC's Give One, Get One Program later this year
Engadget — ... Now that OLPC has met its One Laptop Per Child goal (in uh, Niue) it's time to go whole-hog retail. According to Matt Keller, OLPC chief in EMEA, OLPC will resurrect its Give One, Get One XO program in late November with the help of Amazon's big retail ...

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