Comments on: $100 laptop to go into production http://www.ukpreneur.co.uk/333/100-laptop-to-go-into-production/ Fresh Thinking Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: John http://www.ukpreneur.co.uk/333/100-laptop-to-go-into-production/#comment-19 John Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:58:43 +0000 http://www.ukpreneur.co.uk/333/100-laptop-to-go-into-production/#comment-19 Odd how it's Intel and Microsoft that complain, two companies that would suffer if we all decided we liked the laptop and wanted one - or if the emerging markets over there learned to use and accept a non wintel platform. I'd agree that there may be more pressing needs, but over the medium to long term I reckon a laptop and access to ebay could do more for fair trade than FairTrade can ever achieve. Odd how it’s Intel and Microsoft that complain, two companies that would suffer if we all decided we liked the laptop and wanted one - or if the emerging markets over there learned to use and accept a non wintel platform.

I’d agree that there may be more pressing needs, but over the medium to long term I reckon a laptop and access to ebay could do more for fair trade than FairTrade can ever achieve.

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