OLPC to run Windows
Negroponte suggests the OLPC can support Windows, which is something not to many people’s liking, Bill Gates has a monopoly on the desktop market and won’t it be better if OLPC comes bundle with Linux or possibly a strip down version of MacOS X but that would be highly unlikely considering the fact that Apple is in a league of their own.
Another drawback would be the $176, up from the initial $100 price tag announced one year ago. OLPC’s target is one child a laptop, which is something I find almost impossible to achieve, considering the fact that the new price is $176, it doesn’t make economical sense to give or sell a unit to one child when three units of OLPC would be sufficient to buy a low end desktop and if the desktop is placed in a library, more than 3 children can have access to the computer. My bet is OLPC is as good as dead!
Electric Bath Duck for Commit Suicidal
Now, here is a yellow plastic duck for those who wants to commit suicide, it could be a april fool gifts with no real intention of hurting anyone, apparently certain people might find it insulted when given the duck but fear not, whatever the case it, the yellow duck still looks cute. It could probably be some advertisement on the awareness of people commit suicide and the need for medical and counseling. Visit this page for an in depth detail of the duck.
