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07-28-2007
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| | Schools of the future vs Gates Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm Like he's never heard of XO... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm Actually had to hit the off button... |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message news:3F597E45-2FFD-45AA-A057-5DA62500508D@microsoft.com... > Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm > > Like he's never heard of XO... > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm > > Actually had to hit the off button... before I puked. |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates I didn't find anything wrong with that. He seemed to want to get kids more on technology what's wrong with that. "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message news:51C1895A-833D-48CE-9BE6-E874B48BFB45@microsoft.com... > "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:3F597E45-2FFD-45AA-A057-5DA62500508D@microsoft.com... >> Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm >> >> Like he's never heard of XO... >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm >> >> Actually had to hit the off button... > > before I puked. |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates If you don't feel the nausea, then you don't understand. "noaim" <newsgroups@myspacerep.net> wrote in message news:#70gHcO0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I didn't find anything wrong with that. He seemed to want to get kids more >on technology what's wrong with that. > > > > > "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:51C1895A-833D-48CE-9BE6-E874B48BFB45@microsoft.com... >> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:3F597E45-2FFD-45AA-A057-5DA62500508D@microsoft.com... >>> Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! >>> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm >>> >>> Like he's never heard of XO... >>> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm >>> >>> Actually had to hit the off button... >> >> before I puked. > |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:03:33 +0100, Mac wrote: >Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm > >Like he's never heard of XO... > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm > >Actually had to hit the off button... The XO project is highly questionable. It may never be a success. Gates has more realistic views, and he actually does something useful. One of the schools in my vicinity here in Germany has been equipped by his foundation, and that's an immediate success, for which the students are clearly grateful. If you ship $100 computers into developing countries, they will predictably not fulfill most of their promises, for a whole range of reasons. How much time have you spent in developing countries? Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates "Hans-Georg Michna" <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> wrote in message news:202ma394t6daj1vrdvuq0h3j2b78uiqhjr@4ax.com... > On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:03:33 +0100, Mac wrote: > >>Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! >> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm >> >>Like he's never heard of XO... >> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm >> >>Actually had to hit the off button... > > The XO project is highly questionable. It may never be a > success. > > Gates has more realistic views, and he actually does something > useful. One of the schools in my vicinity here in Germany has > been equipped by his foundation, and that's an immediate > success, for which the students are clearly grateful. > > If you ship $100 computers into developing countries, they will > predictably not fulfill most of their promises, for a whole > range of reasons. http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL19821905.html |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates So tell us about the nausea.. what causes it? Like BG said, getting the hardware out there is simple enough.. it is the support services which are most difficult to set up and maintain.. "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message news:B522E3D9-4127-4EA7-A590-8630871FF108@microsoft.com... > If you don't feel the nausea, then you don't understand. > > "noaim" <newsgroups@myspacerep.net> wrote in message > news:#70gHcO0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I didn't find anything wrong with that. He seemed to want to get kids >>more on technology what's wrong with that. >> >> >> >> >> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:51C1895A-833D-48CE-9BE6-E874B48BFB45@microsoft.com... >>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:3F597E45-2FFD-45AA-A057-5DA62500508D@microsoft.com... >>>> Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm >>>> >>>> Like he's never heard of XO... >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm >>>> >>>> Actually had to hit the off button... >>> >>> before I puked. >> -- Mike Hall MS MVP Windows Shell/User http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/ |
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07-28-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates Mac wrote: > If you don't feel the nausea, then you don't understand. > > "noaim" <newsgroups@myspacerep.net> wrote in message > news:#70gHcO0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> I didn't find anything wrong with that. He seemed to want to get kids >> more on technology what's wrong with that. >> >> >> >> >> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:51C1895A-833D-48CE-9BE6-E874B48BFB45@microsoft.com... >> >>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:3F597E45-2FFD-45AA-A057-5DA62500508D@microsoft.com... >>> >>>> Not usually a Gates basher, but this really sucks! >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/default.stm >>>> >>>> Like he's never heard of XO... >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm >>>> >>>> Actually had to hit the off button... >>> >>> >>> before I puked. >> >> I always question whether or not billionaires have any idea what they are talking about, don't you? I mean, what do they base their opinions on huh...facts and experience? Huh, hard to believe isn't it. Frank |
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08-05-2007
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| | Re: Schools of the future vs Gates Hans-Georg Michna wrote: <snip> > > If you ship $100 computers into developing countries, they will > predictably not fulfill most of their promises, for a whole > range of reasons. <snip> > > Hans-Georg Just like Vista! -- Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group: http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html "Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality." - Linus Torvalds |
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