http://www.lshift.net/blog/2008/01/14/olpc-v-the-intel-classmate-in-nigeria What happens at LShift Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:56:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha http://www.lshift.net/blog/2008/01/14/olpc-v-the-intel-classmate-in-nigeria#comment-80758 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:11:15 +0000 http://www.lshift.net/blog/2008/01/14/olpc-v-the-intel-classmate-in-nigeria#comment-80758 <p>The Classmate seems purpose-built to reinforce social hierarchies, whereas the OLPC seems more neutral regarding the environment it operates within. In a way, it's as if the OLPC XO is mechanism without policy, whereas the Classmate has a particular view of social relations in mind.</p> The Classmate seems purpose-built to reinforce social hierarchies, whereas the OLPC seems more neutral regarding the environment it operates within. In a way, it’s as if the OLPC XO is mechanism without policy, whereas the Classmate has a particular view of social relations in mind.

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