tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867185.post2643146515243838450..comments2024-01-12T04:11:40.685-08:00Comments on Out On The Stoop: The $99 Netbook, Frugality and Technology Don't Always MixGenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783965105013561382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867185.post-4850369347706626722012-01-09T06:05:16.282-08:002012-01-09T06:05:16.282-08:00Yes I suppose you could. But the average user does...Yes I suppose you could. But the average user doesn't know how to do that. They shouldn't be expected to figure out how to make a bad product better unless they want to.<br /><br />I often wonder why people do not do this with cheap tablets? You would think the Linux community would be all over that or at least make a port that connect Android with Linux.Genahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783965105013561382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867185.post-45741425970191991382012-01-09T05:48:46.180-08:002012-01-09T05:48:46.180-08:00Dont you try put a Linux OS on that hardware?Dont you try put a Linux OS on that hardware?drakedalfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461494652201098859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867185.post-7268973157605721682010-09-15T05:34:40.235-07:002010-09-15T05:34:40.235-07:00Hey, welcome over the fence. The One Child Per Lap...Hey, welcome over the fence. The One Child Per Laptop certainly inspired folks to get busy creating affordable laptops to the world students.<br /><br />The technology has evolved so far and so fast that is is now possible to sell a $99 with $50 worth of parts. My problem with this is the expectation of the buyer don't match what this machine can and can't do. There are a bunch of Genahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783965105013561382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867185.post-45873932746302546242010-09-14T21:36:47.283-07:002010-09-14T21:36:47.283-07:00I'm thinking that this is just an extension of...I'm thinking that this is just an extension of that UN effort to get functional computers into the hands of all the needy people.<br /><br />Sadly, I'm thinking the average African village is missing out on that whole "wifi connection" vibe. Maybe it's just me.Nameless Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963921060024737712noreply@blogger.com