OLPC 2.0: One Laptop Foundation Reboots With New Focus and Big Plans

Re:OLPC 2.0: One Laptop Foundation Reboots With New Focus an... by jimbokun on Thursday January 29, 2009 @11:11AM (#456526)

'“Going forward, I’m fond of saying, our first four years we behaved like Apple,” he says. The XO, he says, is “designed beautifully, it’s in the Museum of Modern Art, it’s the best of breed. In the next four years, we’ve got to behave like Google and get to lots of people doing lots of things that are really for learning, for kids and for the developing world.”'

Uh, yeah. Because OLPC is just like Google in the way they...I mean, obviously, if you compare...

No, actually, I can't think of any way they're like Google whatsoever. Sorry.

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Re:OLPC 2.0: One Laptop Foundation Reboots With New Focus an... by tjweir on Thursday January 29, 2009 @11:54AM (#456625)

"No, actually, I can't think of any way they're like Google whatsoever. Sorry."

You're right, they aren't like Google. Currently at least. From the quote he wants to become more like Google and foster a better community.

You're being a bit harsh.

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