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Negroponte predicted Microsoft ARM move

...a-chip architectures was predicted by One Laptop per Child head Nicholas Negroponte almost two years ago. Negroponte told ZDNet UK in 2009 that he... Read more

6 January, 2011

Book Review: The Filter Bubble

Ever since about 1995, when Nicholas Negroponte, then head of the MIT Media Lab, began talking about The Daily... Read more

27 September, 2011

Infinite Possibility and The Experience Economy

...of atoms, and goes all the way back to early-1990s Nicholas Negroponte. No-space also isn't a challenging concept: that's all those... Read more

1 December, 2011

Negroponte brings wireless meshing to Greek island

...Wi-Fi web access courtesy of One Laptop per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte's passion for the web. The island is the place where St... Read more

25 July, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy

...decision to allow Microsoft software on the machines, according to chairman Nicholas Negroponte. "It would be hard for OLPC to say it was 'open' and... Read more

29 October, 2007 by Jo Best

Negroponte: "3G will not see the light of day

...t have enough to worry about this week, up pops Professor Nicholas Negroponte, Director of MIT's media lab to say that the auction of... Read more

14 September, 2000 by Eugene Lacey
OLPC chief predicts Windows for ARM architecture

OLPC chief predicts Windows for ARM architecture

...on ARM-based architecture is Windows Mobile. On Friday, OLPC chief Nicholas Negroponte said the next version of the XO would use ARM-based architecture... Read more

13 March, 2009 by David Meyer
OLPC invites laptop makers to copy their design

OLPC invites laptop makers to copy their design

Speaking at the TED 2009 conference, One Laptop per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte has said the future of the initiative — which set out to put... Read more

9 February, 2009 by Jonathan Skillings
OLPC cuts workforce in half, reduces salaries

OLPC cuts workforce in half, reduces salaries

...percent, reducing salaries for the remaining staff, and restructuring its operations. Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the group that aims to provide low-cost laptops to... Read more

8 January, 2009 by Steven Musil

Greek island gets wireless mesh network

...Welcome to Wireless Patmos: holiday home of Nicholas Negroponte... ' Tourists and locals on the Greek Island of Patmos will soon be... Read more

24 July, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

OLPC on hunt for chief exec

The founder of One Laptop per Child, Nicholas Negroponte, is looking for a chief executive for the organisation, according to BusinessWeek... Read more

7 March, 2008 by Elinor Mills

OLPC's Negroponte: Intel 'contributed nothing

Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has hit out at... Read more

8 January, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Peru signs up for 260,000 OLPC laptops

...Peruvian government has signed a contract to purchase 260,000 units. Nicholas Negroponte, an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) professor and founder of the project... Read more

3 December, 2007 by Liam Tung

Two ways to bring PCs to emerging nations

...go down over time, according to OLPC's founder and chairman, Nicholas Negroponte, and this year about one million of the machines will be made... Read more

28 February, 2007 by Michael Kanellos
'$100 laptop' consumer launch rumours denied

'$100 laptop' consumer launch rumours denied

...this week. One Laptop per Child (OLPC), headed by MIT Labs' Nicholas Negroponte, insisted suggestions that the XO laptop would be sold through eBay, to... Read more

11 January, 2007 by David Meyer

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

2 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

6 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

9 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

9 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

12 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

13 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

14 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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