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OLPC flop: Almost nobody gives one or gets one this year

For the second year in a row, the One Laptop Per Child folks decided to offer up the innovative mini-laptop to consumers during the 2008 holiday season. Customers in a number of countries were able to purchase an XO laptop for themselves for about $400, with half the money going to donate an XO to a child in a developing…

January 14th, 2009, 11:35 am by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Amazon UK having issues with OLPC shipments

OLPC News is reporting that some customers who placed orders for the OLPC XO Laptop as part of the “Give One, Get One” program in the UK are receiving emails letting them know that their orders may be cancelled. The reason? Merchants who sell their products through Amazon have to ship the items within 30 days of the time an…

December 15th, 2008, 2:39 pm by Brad Linder | 8 Comments

OLPC XO Laptop Give 1 Get 1 program launches

As expected, the OLPC Foundation and Amazon are kicking off the second Give 1, Get 1 program today. Here’s how it works. You can spend $199 to donate an XO Laptop to a child in a developing nation. Or you can spend $399 and pick up one for yourself and have one donated on your hehalf. The US order page…

November 17th, 2008, 8:43 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

OLPC Give One, Get One program starts Monday in US, Europe

If you’ve been waiting all year to get your hands on an XO laptop, the wait is almost over. On Monday, the OLPC foundation is bringing back its buy one, give one program, this time with the help of Amazon. For about $400, you’ll be able to pick up an XO laptop for yourself, and the foundation will donate one…

November 14th, 2008, 9:03 am by Brad Linder | 3 Comments