The One Laptop Per Child Foundation was established to bring the world’s poor children a $100 laptop and, according to its founder, Nicholas Negroponte, the organization is still determined to reach that goal.But last year, the foundation quietly raised the price of its proprietary XO laptop from $188 to $204, more than twice what the foundation originally hoped to charge. Now Negroponte is promising to cut the price of the XO by $24, to $180.
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One Laptop Per Child looks to lower price
The One Laptop Per Child Foundation was established to bring the world’s poor children a $100 laptop and, according to its founder, Nicholas Negroponte, the organization is still determined to reach that goal.