With a lot of fanfare, the OLPC launched in Nigeria about a year ago. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then. And many of the fear-mongers' fears have come true. Content is a problem. Electricity is expensive. And the program became a target for politics and lawsuits. And what of the school that launched the project? "There are no longer OLPC laptops at the school... there were many problems with the unit, from cables coming unplugged, the wireless network disconnecting, and hardware failure." See also The lost tribe of OLPC (and part two).
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