OLPC and Intel parted today. The main dispute is that OLPC does not want Intel to work with any other low cost laptop maker. CNet reported the following:
"Negroponte went on 60 Minutes in May and accused Intel of dumping Classmate PCs below cost in order to keep OLPCs out of the hands of needy children."
I don't follow his logic. If Intel is selling below cost, isn't it indirectly donating money to the poor kids? Why would OLPC care about Intel's profitability, when it is a none profit organization? I make it sounds like OLPC is not thinking about kids, but themselves.
Does it really matter who provides the poor kids affordable laptops? If OLPC really worry about kids, then let Intel provide the cheap alternative. If Intel try to drive up the price after it monopolizes the market, OLPC can jump in and provide the cheaper alternative.
It is even more suspecious when OLPC does not want Intel to work with any other low cost laptop maker, like Asus' Eee PC. It looks more like OLPC is trying to monopolize the low cost market.
"Negroponte went on 60 Minutes in May and accused Intel of dumping Classmate PCs below cost in order to keep OLPCs out of the hands of needy children."
I don't follow his logic. If Intel is selling below cost, isn't it indirectly donating money to the poor kids? Why would OLPC care about Intel's profitability, when it is a none profit organization? I make it sounds like OLPC is not thinking about kids, but themselves.
Does it really matter who provides the poor kids affordable laptops? If OLPC really worry about kids, then let Intel provide the cheap alternative. If Intel try to drive up the price after it monopolizes the market, OLPC can jump in and provide the cheaper alternative.
It is even more suspecious when OLPC does not want Intel to work with any other low cost laptop maker, like Asus' Eee PC. It looks more like OLPC is trying to monopolize the low cost market.
posted by Mosquito at 11:29 下午
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