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Amazon to start selling OLPC’s XO Laptop this November; dual boot version next month
Amazon to start selling OLPC’s XO Laptop this November; dual boot version next month
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 youngster in a developing country will get one, ...
Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC laptop in November
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
Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops From November
pcworld.com — 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 ... (more) Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops From November
Business Center: OLPC's Dual Boot Linux, Windows Laptop Due out Soon
pcworld.com — A low-cost XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) that carries both Windows and Linux will be out within the next month or so, according to an OLPC official. The dual-boot XO laptop was expected to be available in August or September. ... (more) Business Center: OLPC's Dual Boot Linux, Windows Laptop ...
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Daily Tech: OLPC's XO Laptop Is Coming to Amazon This November
GeekSugar — ... Starting this November, the charitable "give one, get one" OLPC program will kick off on Amazon, with one laptop going to a child in a developing country. — CrunchGear ...

XO Laptop to be sold in Europe (for a lot more than $100)
CrunchGear — ... will be able to buy an XO Laptop, too. Amazon’s Euro stores will sell the little guy for £263 (or €313 or $390). That’s strange, considering the One Laptop Per Child program was initially billed as the $100 laptop. What are you gonna do? ...

Amazon participating in OLPC XO giving mission
CrunchGearTrue to its word, Amazon is throwing its global retail reach into the OLPC XO mission this Christmas season. The site is now offering buy-one, send-one to a developing nation notebook program. Or if you as a seasonal philanthropist choose, Amazon will ship one to a child of your choice. ‘Tiss the season of giving, folks. via PC World

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