XO: dumb idea

Got AIDS, famine and bad water? No problems: what you need is broadband and some shiny pixels.

Tech support? No worries. Let them use Linux so they can fix their own problems.

The cost of an XO or two and a year's internet connectivity is enough to dig a well for a village or buy all the books and pens that a small school needs.

XO is the expected outcome of a geek-centric view of the world. Sure, there were some government minister types from some third world countries that contributed to XO but they were there for the gravy and have little concern with the people on the ground.