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To: jay101 who wrote (247266)	2/2/2008 12:03:47 PM
From: gvatty	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Negroponte sounds like he wants Intel back. OLPC's Negroponte: Intel 'contributed nothing' Tags: Laptop, Member, Mission, Child Tim Ferguson silicon.com Published: 08 Jan 2008 08:13 GMT Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has hit out at Intel's decision to leave the $100 laptop project, accusing the chipmaker of contributing nothing while it was a member. Negroponte said Intel had failed to deliver on any of the "promises" made when it joined the organisation. In a statement, Negroponte said: "Intel was unable to work co-operatively with OLPC on software development. Instead, over the entire six months it was a member of the board, Intel contributed nothing to OLPC." He added that Intel "disparaged" the laptop in the developing nations which had partnered with OLPC — or were in the process of becoming involved — and that the company's heart was never in the project. But Negroponte is optimistic the departure of Intel will not be a problem, saying the OLPC board now has a "renewed clarity" in purpose. He concluded: "We will continue to focus on our mission of providing every child with an opportunity for learning." Of the other companies involved, Negroponte said they had been crucial in helping fulfil "our mission of getting laptops into the hands of children in the developing world". news.zdnet.co.uk and News.com’s Michael Kanellos has some good fodder he picked up during Negroponte’s CES presentation: Two of the individuals with OLPC sat directly behind me, and they talked extensively about the disagreement and their interaction with Intel before the speech. (To recap, Intel joined OLPC after a long public argument, but then recently pulled out.) I checked their badges to make sure they were with OLPC. Here are some of the highlights. “They are so arrogant.” “Did you meet Swope (Intel exec Will Swope)? He was unimpressive.” “Working with Microsoft is a joy by comparison.” blogs.zdnet.com

To: jay101 who wrote (247266)	2/2/2008 3:22:52 PM
From: Vattila	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

> Negropante wanted everything his way with NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS In my view that is a misrepresentation of the conflict by Otellini. OLPC is not just about getting any laptop into the hands of a child. It is more importantly about education. A lot of OLPC's effort is based on the "constructive learning" philosophy. The XO and its software is a result of this. The Sugar interface, mesh connectivity, multi-user activities and built-in software are all based on constructionism. Intel's Classmate doesn't participate here at all. If the Classmate was compatible with these technologies, Negroponte would have no objections to Intel pushing it. Otellini obviously puts much less importance on the OLPC learning philosophy and technologies.