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1 year, 9 months ago 24 Comments

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XOXO Laptop

The OLPC give one, get one program is starting today. For the next 12 days, if you buy an XO laptop for $399, you will get one sent to you and and one sent to a child in a developing nation. Here’s the official release:

Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. This is the first time the revolutionary XO laptop has been made available to the general public. For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to empower a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life in recognition of your contribution. $200 of your donation is tax-deductible (your $399 donation minus the fair market value of the XO laptop you will be receiving).

I highly recommend that anyone with a young child in their life takes advantage of this. Not only will you introduce your son (or daughter, or nephew, or neice) to the joys of the web, you will also supporting a worthy cause and donating to developing nations. Plus, it is just pure XOXO. Think about it: for $399, you are helping to raise two digital citizens. Two more voices in our ever expanding global network. Plus, you get 1 year of free T-Mobile wifi:

T-Mobile USA is proud to offer you one-year complimentary access to T-Mobile HotSpot in recognition of your support for the Give One Get One program. As you help children in developing countries stay connected, educated, and enlightened - T-Mobile wants to support you by keeping you connected to those who matter most to you.

Since I already have a beautiful MacBook Pro I don’t plan to get an XOXO laptop. These laptops need not be limited to children. After all, the operating system is based upon Linux which is itself a very robust and efficient system. Plenty of people fully fluent in computing are ordering their own XO laptop. (After all, it really is a steal :P) My dad plans to order one (two?) of his own. Sylvia Martinez, Scott Swanson and Andy Schmitz already have. Are you going to order one? It’d certainly be a great complement to your desktop if you don’t have another laptop already.