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Frankly Speaking - Excerpt

As Hayes points out, the XO was sneered at to start with. And it's certainly still unclear whether One Laptop Per Child will revolutionize third-world education. But there's no question that, as Hayes said, the idea itself has taken hold and created a new market segment for the under-$400 laptop, if not under $200.

© Roy Brander, P.Eng 2007