Pretty interesting back-and-forth about whether OLPC is a "failed solution." A good part of the argument revolved around whether OLPC is another neo-colonialist solution for Africa, and whether giving computers away, instead of adopting a market solution, is the best approach. I would observe that a good part, indeed most, OLPC work took place in South America and Asia. Is it neo-colonialist? Kinda. On the other hand I note the complete failure of the "marketplace" to provide anything like low cost internet access or computing in the developing world before OLPC. Mobile phones, which must be used instead, are a very expensive and closed alternative.
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