Loren
01-04-2008, 12:05 AM
Intel has decided to make an about face and has resigned from the OLPC board according to the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119940537839566305.html).
News.com reports that the OLPC effort asked Intel to stop working on the Classmate PC (http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9839806-37.html) as well as with others on small computers such as the ASUS Eee PC. Of course, Intel said no.
In the competitive world, I don’t blame the OLPC effort for trying to force Intel’s hand, but on the other side, I also don’t blame Intel for saying no and resigning.
Well, I guess that insures that the OLPC will have at least one more competitor. I’m not sure that’s what the OLPC team wanted in the first place, but oh well.
Things are definitely heating up in the low-cost, laptop space.
More... (http://www.lorenheiny.com/2008/01/03/intel-resigns-from-olpc-board/)
News.com reports that the OLPC effort asked Intel to stop working on the Classmate PC (http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9839806-37.html) as well as with others on small computers such as the ASUS Eee PC. Of course, Intel said no.
In the competitive world, I don’t blame the OLPC effort for trying to force Intel’s hand, but on the other side, I also don’t blame Intel for saying no and resigning.
Well, I guess that insures that the OLPC will have at least one more competitor. I’m not sure that’s what the OLPC team wanted in the first place, but oh well.
Things are definitely heating up in the low-cost, laptop space.
More... (http://www.lorenheiny.com/2008/01/03/intel-resigns-from-olpc-board/)