The One Laptop Per Child project has started production of its XO computer. This computer, known as the $100 laptop is set to bring computers to poor children in Africa. With the costs of gaming laptop in the “couple of thousand dollar range” it’s interesting to see this unit finally come to see the light of day.
Although the $100 laptop isn’t the fastest laptop around it will do the job for most people. It will surf the web, help you check your myspace page, e-mail, play audio and video, and run word processing programs.
This new PC goes against Moore’s Law, which simply states that computer performance doubles every two years. Most people on the planet that have the extra cash to layout for a new PC always want the fastest computer…to look at YouTube.
Moore’s Law also makes existing slower machines cheaper while the newer faster units remain at a premium price. Where does the $100 laptop fit into all of this?
Could the $100 create such a demand that the makers of the XO start to think retail? That would cause Moore’s Law and the marketplace turn up on its head.
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