It looks like the One Laptop-One Child initiative is going to get under way. It seems like it has been forever in getting off the ground. Usually when something take forever to get off the ground, it’s because of bureaucratic bumbling. Experience says the bureaucratic bungling and bumbling is the best way to kill an innovative product, but this product is still looking good for us expats.
The OLOC initiative is now under way with the distribution of laptops in Uruguay. 150 laptops are being distributed now with a goal of 300,000 by 2009. It sounds laudable but where do expats fit in?
Well, these laptop are durable, they have built in wi-fi, and they are cheap. A great way to have a cheap laptop when traveling, one you won’t worry so much about with theft and damages. I’m anxious to see when these come to retailers.