aRTee Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Interesting how this thing is playing out... Good that Mandriva got the deal back. Ironic that the Nigerian government is more honest than Microsoft. Or is it? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver_Fluffi Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Interesting how this thing is playing out... Good that Mandriva got the deal back. Hmm, apparently there is a commitment, not a contract here: "...In an interview with the BBC, Nigeria's education minister questioned the need for laptops in poorly equipped schools. Dr Igwe Aja-Nwachuku said: "What is the essence of introducing One Laptop per Child when they don't have seats to sit down and learn; when they don't have uniforms to go to school in, where they don't have facilities?" "We are more interested in laying a very solid foundation for quality education which will be efficient, effective, accessible and affordable." The previous government of Nigeria had committed to buying one million laptops. Dr Aja-Nwachuku said he was now assessing OLPC alongside other schemes from Microsoft and Intel. "We are asking whether this is the most critical thing to drive education."..." Source: BBC: Politics 'stifling $100 laptop' If this is indeed the case, then I hope for the sake of other Mandriva customers that this isn't one of those deals that could contribute towards cripling the company financially! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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