Shawn Wilton wrote:
> Yeah, from what I recall reading, Thailand dropped out and no longer 
> wishes
> to purchase those laptops.  Are laptops REALLY what 3rd world children
> need?  How about decent food/shelter/medicine/education...  $100 in a 3rd
> world country goes a long ways.

Providing laptops to children beats simply pouring money into third world 
countries, by far. Money is wasted by corrupt governments. And food stores 
are often hijacked by local militias, sold for money, and used to fuel the 
local conflicts. The nice thing about these laptops is that they're not 
easily convertible to guns.

And if the laptop really can replace a book, it makes perfect economic 
sense. How many textbooks can you buy for $100?

Vitaliy 

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