Comments on: What If Every Child Had A Laptop?

Lesley Stahl Reports On The Dream And The Difficulties Of Getting A Computer To Every Child

[jfogg4]

I watch your story about giving laptops to poor countries. What about the children here in our own country we to have poor children who live in poor areas and need supplies and money and better living conditions instead of worrying about other countries it seems to me we should consintrate on our on country first and our poor and homeless before helping the rest of the world.

[cinmabar]

What a great idea Mr. Negroponte and even better that you are acting on it. Maybe instead of trying to stop you Intel would be better served to offer to help even if you do use the competitions processor. Right now they just look greedy and upset that they are not increasing their corporate profits on the backs of the world%u2019s poor to me. Not hard for me to decide, one is offered by a non-profit and the other by a for profit company.
I would be willing to purchase one of your computers for a child in need and I bet a lot of other people would be willing to do the same. Is there a website where I could donate?

[tml526]

If Mr. Negroponte offers the laptops available to US children only if one is also purchased for a child in another country, I would gladly commit to soliciting others in my community to do the same. This could become a national movement. US citizens promoting education, eliminating worldwide ignorance and proving we are not the greedy evil-doers as the world now sees us. A national movement could be afoot.

[jbosari]

They say buy one for your kid and one for a third world child - at $176 x 2 = dirt cheap laptop for my child! I would do it in a heart beat.

[realali]

I think this is GREAT! How can we help promote the idea? We have so much in America that we take for granted - how can we help others step up with us?